agglutinate

[ verb uh-gloot-n-eyt; adjective uh-gloot-n-it, -eyt ]
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verb (used with or without object),ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, ag·glu·ti·nat·ing.
  1. to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue.

  2. Immunology. to clump or cause to clump, as bacteria or blood platelets.

  1. Linguistics. to form by agglutination.

adjective
  1. united by or as by glue.

Origin of agglutinate

1
1535–45; <Latin agglūtinātus (past participle of agglūtināre), equivalent to ag-ag- + glūtin- (stem of glūten glue) + -ātus-ate1

Other words from agglutinate

  • ag·glu·tin·a·bil·i·ty [uh-gloot-n-uh-bil-i-tee], /əˌglut n əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
  • ag·glu·tin·a·ble, adjective
  • in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nate, verb (used without object), in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing.
  • non·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for agglutinate

agglutinate

verb(əˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt)
  1. to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue

  2. linguistics to combine or be combined by agglutination

  1. (tr) to cause (bacteria, red blood cells, etc) to clump together

adjective(əˈɡluːtɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
  1. united or stuck, as by glue

Origin of agglutinate

1
C16: from Latin agglūtināre to glue to, from gluten glue

Derived forms of agglutinate

  • agglutinability, noun
  • agglutinable, adjective
  • agglutinant, adjective

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