agglutinant
[uh-gloot-n-uh nt]
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
Origin of agglutinant
1675–85; < Latin agglūtinant- (stem of agglūtināns, present participle of agglutināre), equivalent to agglūtin- (see agglutinate) + -ant -ant
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Historical Examples of agglutinant
The clay acts as an agglutinant, and the straw as a reinforcement.
Cottage Building in Cob, Pis, Chalk and ClayClough Williams-Ellis
agglutinant
[ə-glōōt′n-ənt]
n.
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