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.

Origin of agglutinative

First recorded in 1625–35; agglutinate + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM agglutinative

an·ti·ag·glu·ti·na·tive, adjective non·ag·glu·ti·na·tive, adjective

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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 agglutination Compare analytic (def. 3), synthetic (def. 3), polysynthetic

Medical definitions for agglutinative

agglutinative
[ ə-glōōtn-ā′tĭv, -ə-tĭv ]

adj.

Concerning or characteristic of agglutination.