Agglutinate
//əˈɡluːtɪnət// adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A clump of agglutinated material. countable
"In some soils, agglutinates are a major constituent."
- 2 Agglutinated material. uncountable
"The formation of agglutinate is more abundant in mature regolith."
Verb
- 1 To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances. transitive
- 2 clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc. wordnet
- 3 To form through agglutination.
- 4 string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) wordnet
Adjective
- 1 United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
- 2 Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning.
"an agglutinate language"
Adjective
- 1 united as if by glue wordnet
Example
More examples"an agglutinate family of languages"
Etymology
From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).
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