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ag⋅glu⋅ti⋅nate

  [v. uh-gloot-n-eyt; adj. uh-gloot-n-it, -eyt] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective
Use agglutinate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue.
2. Immunology. to clump or cause to clump, as bacteria or blood platelets.
3. Linguistics. to form by agglutination.
–adjective
4. united by or as by glue.
5. agglutinative.
Origin:
1535–45; < L agglūtinātus (ptp. of agglūtināre), equiv. to ag- ag- + glūtin- (s. of glūten glue) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ag⋅glu⋅tin⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty  [uh-gloot-n-uh-bil-i-tee] , noun
ag⋅glu⋅tin⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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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.
ag·glu·ti·na·tion   (ə-glōōt'n-ā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or process of agglutinating; adhesion of distinct parts.
  2. A clumped mass of material formed by agglutination. Also called agglutinate.
  3. Physiology The clumping together of red blood cells or bacteria, usually in response to a particular antibody.
  4. Linguistics The formation of words from morphemes that retain their original forms and meanings with little change during the combination process.
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Agglutinate

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.

Agglutinate

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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Main Entry: 1ag·glu·ti·nate
Pronunciation: -&n-"At
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: -nat·ed;-nat·ing
transitive senses
: to cause to undergo agglutination agglutinate intransitive senses
: to undergo agglutination

Main Entry: 2ag·glu·ti·nate
Pronunciation: -&n-&t, -&n-"At
Function: noun
: a clump ofagglutinated material (as blood cells or bacteria)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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agglutinate ag·glu·ti·nate (ə-gl&oomacr;t'n-āt')
v. ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, ag·glu·ti·nates

  1. To clump together; undergo agglutination.
  2. To cause substances, such as bacteria, to clump together.
n.
See agglutination.

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