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Agglutinate — Ag*glu ti*nate, a. 1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc. See {Agglutination} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Agglutinate — Ag*glu ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L. agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.] To unite, or cause to adhere, as with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agglutinate — index adhere (fasten), affix, attach (join), cement, cohere (adhere), coherent ( … Law dictionary
agglutinate — (v.) 1580s (from 1540s as a pp. adjective), from L. agglutinatus, pp. of agglutinare (see AGGLUTINATION (Cf. agglutination)). Related: Agglutinated; agglutinating … Etymology dictionary
agglutinate — ► VERB ▪ firmly stick together to form a mass. DERIVATIVES agglutination noun. ORIGIN Latin agglutinare cause to adhere … English terms dictionary
agglutinate — [ə glo͞ot′ n it; ] for v. [, ə glo͞ot′ nāt΄] adj. [L agglutinatus, pp. of agglutinare, to cement to < ad , to + glutinare < gluten, glue < IE base * glei : see CLAY] 1. stuck together, as with glue 2. Linguis. forming words by… … English World dictionary
agglutinate — I. verb ( nated; nating) 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
agglutinate — v. [L. ad, to; glutinare, to glue] To join by adhesion; to unite as with glue; to collect in masses … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
agglutinate — agglutinability /euh glooht n euh bil i tee/, n. agglutinable, adj. v. /euh glooht n ayt /; adj. /euh glooht n it, ayt /, v., agglutinated, agglutinating, adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue. 2. Immunol. to clump or cause … Universalium
agglutinate — To accomplish, or be subjected to, agglutination. * * * ag·glu·ti·nate ən .āt vb, nat·ed; nat·ing vt to cause to undergo agglutination vi to undergo agglutination ag·glu·ti·nate ən ət, ən .āt n a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or… … Medical dictionary
