agglutinant

[ uh-gloot-n-uh nt ]

/ əˈglut n ənt /

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adjective

uniting, as glue; causing adhesion.

noun

an agglutinating agent.

RELATED WORDS

gummy, sticky, pasty, adherent, holding, coherent, persistent, tenacious, viscous, viscid, osculant, clinging, gelatinous, gooey, waxy, glutinous, mucilaginous, adhering, attaching, clingy

Nearby words

aggeus, aggie, aggiornamento, agglomerate, agglomeration, agglutinant, agglutinate, agglutination, agglutination test, agglutinative, agglutinin

Origin of agglutinant

1675–85; < Latin agglūtinant- (stem of agglūtināns, present participle of agglutināre), equivalent to agglūtin- (see agglutinate) + -ant -ant

Related forms

an·ti·ag·glu·ti·nant, adjective, nounnon·ag·glu·ti·nant, adjective, noun

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Examples from the Web for agglutinant

The clay acts as an agglutinant, and the straw as a reinforcement.
Cottage Building in Cob, Pis, Chalk and Clay|Clough Williams-Ellis

Medicine definitions for agglutinant

agglutinant

[ ə-glōōt′n-ənt ]

n.

A substance that holds parts together or causes agglutination.

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