I. ə-ˈglü-t ə n-ˌāt verb
( -nat·ed ; -nat·ing )
Etymology: Latin agglutinatus, past participle of agglutinare to glue to, from ad- + glutinare to glue, from glutin-, gluten glue — more at clay
Date: 1586
transitive verb
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
intransitive verb
1. : to unite or combine into a group or mass
2. : to form words by agglutination
II. -t ə n-ət, -t ə n-ˌāt noun
Date: 1952
: a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or mineral particles in soil)