conglutinant

[kuhn-gloot-n-uhnt, kuhng-]

adjective

Medicine/Medical.

1. promoting the union of a wound's edges.

conglutinant

/ kənˈɡluːtɪnənt /

adjective

1. obsolete,  (of the edges of a wound or fracture) promoting union; adhesive

Word History and Origins

Origin of conglutinant¹

1820–30; < Latin conglūtinant-, stem of conglūtināns, present participle of conglūtināre to make cohere; conglutinate