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ag⋅glu⋅ti⋅nant

  [uh-gloot-n-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. uniting, as glue; causing adhesion.
–noun
2. an agglutinating agent.
Origin:
1675–85; < L agglūtinant- (s. of agglūtināns, prp. of agglutināre), equiv. to agglūtin- (see agglutinate ) + -ant -ant
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ag·glu·ti·nate   (ə-glōōt'n-āt')   
v.   ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, ag·glu·ti·nates

v.   tr.

  1. To cause to adhere, as with glue.

  2. Linguistics To form (words) by combining words or words and word elements.

  3. Physiology To cause (red blood cells or bacteria) to clump together.

v.   intr.

  1. To join together into a group or mass.

  2. Linguistics To form words by agglutination.

  3. Physiology To clump together; undergo agglutination.

n.  See agglutination.

[Latin agglūtināre, agglūtināt- : ad-, ad- + glūtināre, to glue (from glūten, glue).]
ag·glu'ti·nant adj. & n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ag·glu·ti·nant
Pronunciation: &-'glüt-&n-&nt
Function: adjective
: causing ortending to cause adhesion

Main Entry: 2agglutinant
Function: noun
: an agglutinating substance
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

agglutinant ag·glu·ti·nant (ə-gl&oomacr;t'n-ənt)
n.
A substance that holds parts together or causes agglutination.

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