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agglomerate

agg·lo·me·rate

UK/əˈɡlɒm(ə)ˌɹeɪt/ US/əˈɡlɑ.mɚˌeɪt/ uncommon
verb (1) adjective (1)

verb

1.

form into one cluster

adjective

1.

clustered together but not coherent

  • “an agglomerated flower head”
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Origin

From Latin agglomerātus, past participle of agglomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from ad- (“to”) + glomerō (“to wind into a ball”), from glomus (“a ball”), akin to globus (“a ball”).

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