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Agglutinate

Agglutinate Meaning & Definition
Agglutinate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Agglutinate?

[adj] united as if by glue
[v] clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
[v] string together, of morphemes in an agglutinating language

Synonyms | Synonyms for Agglutinate: adhesive | agglutinative

Related Terms | Find terms related to Agglutinate:

See Also | adhere | attach | cleave | cling | cohere | haemagglutinate | hemagglutinate | stick

Agglutinate In Webster's Dictionary

\Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L. agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.] To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
\Ag*glu"ti*nate\, a. 1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together. 2. (physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See {Agglutination}, 2.

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