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agglutinate
[ verb uh-gloot-n-eyt; adjective uh-gloot-n-it, -eyt ]
verb (used with or without object)
- 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.
adjective
- united by or as by glue.
agglutinate
verb
- 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
adjective
- united or stuck, as by glue
Derived Forms
- agˈglutinant, adjective
- agˈglutinable, adjective
- agˌglutinaˈbility, noun
Other Words From
- ag·glu·tin·a·bil·i·ty [uh, -gloot-n-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
- ag·glutin·a·ble adjective
- inter·ag·gluti·nate verb (used without object) interagglutinated interagglutinating
- nonag·gluti·nating adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of agglutinate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of agglutinate1
Example Sentences
The abundance of agglutinates in a lunar regolith sample depends on the length of time that the material has been exposed on the surface, which is referred to as the “maturity” of a lunar soil.
Undiluted normal blood can agglutinate most bacteria, but loses this power when diluted to any considerable degree.
At any rate, the agglutinate character of the language is indicated.
One or two instances may suffice to show the agglutinate character of the language.
It represents the Malay in its most complex form; and is essentially agglutinate in respect to its inflection.
To the agglutinate languages belong the American and Turanian families.
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