conglutinate
to join or become joined with or as if with glue.
glued together; adhering.
Origin of conglutinate
1Other words from conglutinate
- con·glu·ti·na·tion, noun
- con·glu·ti·na·tive, adjective
- un·con·glu·ti·nat·ed, adjective
- un·con·glu·ti·na·tive, adjective
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How to use conglutinate in a sentence
In the areas where nerve cells were disappearing, Levi-Montalcini could see signs of nerve cell death—she reported abnormally “conglutinated” masses of nerve cell fibers, and a shrunken nucleus in many of the cells.
British Dictionary definitions for conglutinate
/ (kənˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt) /
obsolete to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process
to stick or become stuck together
Origin of conglutinate
1Derived forms of conglutinate
- conglutination, noun
- conglutinative, adjective
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