agglutinate
[ verb uh-gloot-n-eyt; adjective uh-gloot-n-it, -eyt ]
/ verb əˈglut nˌeɪt; adjective əˈglut n ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
verb (used with or without object), ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, ag·glu·ti·nat·ing.
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.
Origin of agglutinate
OTHER WORDS FROM agglutinate
ag·glu·tin·a·bil·i·ty [uh-gloot-n-uh-bil-i-tee] /əˌglut n əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun ag·glu·tin·a·ble, adjective in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nate, verb (used without object), in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ed, in·ter·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing. non·ag·glu·ti·nat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby agglutinate
aggie,
aggiornamento,
agglomerate,
agglomeration,
agglutinant,
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agglutinative,
agglutinin,
agglutinogen
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British Dictionary definitions for agglutinate
agglutinate
verb (əˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt)
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 (əˈɡluːtɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt)
united or stuck, as by glue
Derived forms of agglutinate
agglutinability, noun agglutinable, adjective agglutinant, adjectiveWord Origin for agglutinate
C16: from Latin
agglūtināre to glue to, from
gluten glue
Medical definitions for agglutinate
agglutinate
[ ə-glōōt′n-āt′ ]
v.
To clump together; undergo agglutination.
To cause substances, such as bacteria, to clump together.
n.
agglutination