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, adjectiveWords nearby agglutinative
agglomeration,
agglutinant,
agglutinate,
agglutination,
agglutination test,
agglutinative,
agglutinin,
agglutinogen,
agglutinophilic,
agglutogen,
aggrade
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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-glōōt′n-ā′tĭv, -ə-tĭv ]
adj.
Concerning or characteristic of agglutination.