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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms;
- Example: "pneumococcus quellung"
[syn: quellung, quellung reaction]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

quellung n 1: the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms; "pneumococcus quellung" [syn: quellung, quellung reaction]