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agglutinate

agg·lu·ti·nate

UK/əˈɡluːtɪnət/ US/ʌˈɡlutɪˌneɪt/ uncommon
adjective (1) verb (2)

adjective

1.

united as if by glue

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verb

1.

string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)

2.

clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.

Origin

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”).

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