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ag⋅glu⋅ti⋅na⋅tive

  [uh-gloot-n-ey-tiv, uh-gloot-n-uh-]
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–adjective
1. tending or having power to agglutinate or unite: an agglutinative substance.
2. Linguistics. pertaining to or noting a language, as Turkish, characterized by agglutination. Compare inflectional (def. 2), isolating.
Origin:
1625–35; agglutinate + -ive
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ag·glu·ti·na·tive   (ə-glōōt'n-ā'tĭv, -ə-tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Tending toward, concerning, or characteristic of agglutination.

  2. Of or being a language characterized by agglutination.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ag·glu·ti·na·tive
Pronunciation: &-'glüt-&n-"At-iv, -&t-
Function: adjective
: causing orproduced by agglutination <agglutinative proteins>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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agglutinative ag·glu·ti·na·tive (ə-gl&oomacr;t'n-ā'tĭv, -ə-tĭv)
adj.
Concerning or characteristic of agglutination.

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