English Explanatory Dictionary

agglutinant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.
noun
  1. Any viscous substance which causes agglutination

Pronunciation

/əˈɡluːtɪnʌnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Moire9-agglutinant.wav

Word forms

agglutinant more agglutinant most agglutinant agglutinants

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English agglutinant From agglutinate + -ant.

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