Meaning of AGGLUTINATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]u'glootnit, [v]u'gloot`neyt, u'glooti`neyt
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | adhesive, agglutinative |
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| | See Also: | | adhere, attach, cleave, cling, cohere, haemagglutinate, hemagglutinate, stick | |
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\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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