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deglutinate

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de⋅glu⋅ti⋅nate

  [dee-gloot-n-eyt]
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–verb (used with object), -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
to extract the gluten from.
Origin:
1600–10; < L dēglūtinātus (ptp. of dēglūtināre to unglue), equiv. to dē- de- + glūtinātus glued (glūtin- (see gluten ) + -ātus -ate 1 )

Related forms:
de⋅glu⋅ti⋅na⋅tion, noun
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de·glu·ti·nate   (dĭ-glōōt'n-āt')   
tr.v.   de·glu·ti·nat·ed, de·glu·ti·nat·ing, de·glu·ti·nates
To extract the gluten from (wheat flour, for example).

[Latin dēglūtināre, dēglūtināt- : dē-, de- + glūten, glutin-, glue.]
de·glu'ti·na'tion n.
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