agminate

[ ag-muh-nit, -neyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

agminate

/ -ˌneɪt; ˈæɡmɪnɪt /

First recorded in 1855–60; from Latin agmin- (stem of agmen ) “army on march, throng, crowd” + -ate ¹

C19: from Latin agmen a moving throng

The solitary and agminate glands of the intestine are not affected, save as the result of special complications.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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