agglutinate
to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue.
Immunology. to clump or cause to clump, as bacteria or blood platelets.
Linguistics. to form by agglutination.
united by or as by glue.
Origin of agglutinate
1Other words from agglutinate
- ag·glu·tin·a·bil·i·ty [uh-gloot-n-uh-bil-i-tee], /əˌglut n əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- ag·glu·tin·a·ble, adjective
- in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nate, verb (used without object), in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing.
- non·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, adjective
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How to use agglutinate in a sentence
Undiluted normal blood can agglutinate most bacteria, but loses this power when diluted to any considerable degree.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAt any rate, the agglutinate character of the language is indicated.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon LathamOne or two instances may suffice to show the agglutinate character of the language.
The First Landing on Wrangel Island | Irving C. RosseIt represents the Malay in its most complex form; and is essentially agglutinate in respect to its inflection.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man | Robert Gordon LathamTo the agglutinate languages belong the American and Turanian families.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 | Hubert Howe Bancroft
British Dictionary definitions for agglutinate
to adhere or cause to adhere, as with glue
linguistics to combine or be combined by agglutination
(tr) to cause (bacteria, red blood cells, etc) to clump together
united or stuck, as by glue
Origin of agglutinate
1Derived forms of agglutinate
- agglutinability, noun
- agglutinable, adjective
- agglutinant, adjective
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