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Noun: quellung
  1. The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms
    "pneumococcus quellung";
    - quellung reaction

Derived forms: quellungs

Type of: biological process, organic process

Encyclopedia: Quellung

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