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conglutinate - 6 dictionary results

con⋅glu⋅ti⋅nate

  [kuhn-gloot-n-eyt, kuhng-] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing, adjective
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1. to join or become joined with or as if with glue.
–adjective
2. glued together; adhering.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L conglūtinātus (ptp. of conglūtināre), equiv. to con- con- + glūtin- (var. s. of glūten) glue (see gluten, clay ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
con⋅glu⋅ti⋅na⋅tion, noun
con⋅glu⋅ti⋅na⋅tive, adjective
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con·glu·ti·nate   (kən-glōōt'n-āt', kŏn-)   
intr. & tr.v.   con·glu·ti·nat·ed, con·glu·ti·nat·ing, con·glu·ti·nates
  1. To become or cause to become stuck or glued together.
  2. Medicine To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.
adj.  Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.

[Middle English conglutinaten, from Latin conglūtināre, conglūtināt- : com-, com- + glūtināre, to glue (from glūten, glūtin-, glue).]
con·glu'ti·na'tion n.
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Conglutinate

Con*glu"ti*nate\, a. [L. conglutinatus, p. p. of conglutinare to glue; con- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.] Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

Conglutinate

Con*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Conglutinating.] To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together.

Bones . . . have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days. --Boyle.

Conglutinate

Con*glu"ti*nate\, v. i. To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce.
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Main Entry: con·glu·ti·nate
Pronunciation: k&n-'glüt-&n-"At, kän-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms:-nat·ed; -nat·ing
transitive senses
: to unite by or as if by a glutinous substance conglutinate intransitive senses
: tobecome conglutinated conglutinate in blood clotting>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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