AGGLUTINATE


Meaning of AGGLUTINATE in English

[ag.glu.ti.nate] vb -nat.ed ; -nat.ing [L agglutinatus, pp. of agglutinare to glue to, fr. ad- + glutinare to glue, fr. glutin-, gluten glue--more at clay] vt (1586) 1: to cause to adhere: fasten

2: to combine into a compound: attach to a base as an affix

3: to cause to undergo agglutination ~ vi 1: to unite or combine into a group or mass

2: to form words by agglutination

[2]ag.glu.ti.nate n (1952): a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or mineral particles in soil)

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