agglutinative
[ uh-gloot-n-ey-tiv, uh-gloot-n-uh- ]
/ əˈglut nˌeɪ tɪv, əˈglut n ə- /
adjective
tending or having power to agglutinate or unite: an agglutinative substance.
Linguistics. pertaining to or noting a language, as Turkish, characterized by agglutination.Compare inflectional(def 2), isolating.
Nearby words
agglomeration, agglutinant, agglutinate, agglutination, agglutination test, agglutinative, agglutinin, agglutinogen, agglutinophilic, agglutogen, aggrade
Origin of agglutinative
Related forms
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British Dictionary definitions for agglutinative
agglutinative
/ (əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv) /
adjective
tending to join or capable of joining
Also: agglomerative linguistics denoting languages, such as Hungarian, whose morphology is characterized by agglutinationCompare analytic (def. 3), synthetic (def. 3), polysynthetic
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Medicine definitions for agglutinative
agglutinative
[ ə-glōōt′n-ā′tĭv, -ə-tĭv ]
adj.
Concerning or characteristic of agglutination.
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