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quellung

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Noun

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

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quelling quellung quisling
Words contain "quellung":
quellung quellung reaction
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quellung quellung reaction

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