QUELLUNG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quellung mean? 

• QUELLUNG (noun)
  The noun QUELLUNG has 1 sense:

1. the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms

  Familiarity information: QUELLUNG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUELLUNG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

quellung; quellung reaction

Context example:

pneumococcus quellung

Hypernyms ("quellung" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)