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agglutinate

Pronunciation: /əˈgluːtɪneɪt/
Definition of agglutinate

verb

  • firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass: (as adjective agglutinated)rhinoceros horns are agglutinated masses of hair
  • Biology (with reference to bacteria or red blood cells) clump together: [with object]:these strains agglutinate human red cells [no object]:cell fragments agglutinate and form intricate meshes
  • [with object] Linguistics (of a language) combine (word elements) to express compound ideas.

Derivatives

agglutination

noun

Origin:

mid 16th century: from Latin agglutinat- 'caused to adhere', from the verb agglutinare, from ad- 'to' + glutinare (from gluten 'glue')

agglutinate in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of agglutinate in the US English dictionary
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