conglutination

[kuhn-gloot-n-eyt, kuhng-]

con·glu·ti·nate

[kuhn-gloot-n-eyt, kuhng-] verb, con·glu·ti·nat·ed, con·glu·ti·nat·ing, adjective
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.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin conglūtinātus (past participle of conglūtināre), equivalent to con- con- + glūtin- (variant stem of glūten) glue (see gluten, clay) + -ātus -ate1

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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conglutinate (kənˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt)
 
vb
1.  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
2.  to stick or become stuck together
 
[C16: from Latin conglūtināre to glue together, from glūtināre to glue, from glūtenglue]
 
congluti'nation
 
n
 
con'glutinative
 
adj

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conglutination con·glu·ti·na·tion (kən-gl&oomacr;t'n-ā'shən, kŏn-)
n.

  1. Agglutination of the complex of antigen, antibody, and complement by normal bovine serum and other colloidal materials.

  2. See adhesion.

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