English Explanatory Dictionary

agglutinate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
  2. Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning.
verb
  1. To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
  2. To form clusters or lumps; to clump.
  3. To form through agglutination.
noun
  1. A clump of agglutinated material.
  2. Agglutinated material.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡluːtɪnət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agglutinate.wav /əˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-agglutinate2.wav

Word forms

agglutinate agglutinates agglutinating agglutinated

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 From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).

Related words

agglutination agglutinative agglutinant

Derived words

agglutinin antiagglutinating autoagglutinate autoagglutinating haemagglutinating macroagglutinate nonagglutinated nonagglutinating subagglutinating unagglutinated
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