Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Agglutination has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.