agglutinate
[ verb uh-gloot-n-eyt; adjective uh-gloot-n-it, -eyt ]
verb (used with or without object),ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, ag·glu·ti·nat·ing.
to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue.
Immunology. to clump or cause to clump, as bacteria or blood platelets.
Linguistics. to form by agglutination.
adjective
united by or as by glue.
Origin of agglutinate
1Other words from agglutinate
- ag·glu·tin·a·bil·i·ty [uh-gloot-n-uh-bil-i-tee], /əˌglut n əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- ag·glu·tin·a·ble, adjective
- in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nate, verb (used without object), in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing.
- non·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for agglutinate
agglutinate
verb(əˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt)
to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
linguistics to combine or be combined by agglutination
(tr) to cause (bacteria, red blood cells, etc) to clump together
adjective(əˈɡluːtɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
united or stuck, as by glue
Origin of agglutinate
1C16: from Latin agglūtināre to glue to, from gluten glue
Derived forms of agglutinate
- agglutinability, noun
- agglutinable, adjective
- agglutinant, adjective
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