 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
agglutinate
adjective: united as if by glue [syn: {agglutinative}]
verb
1: string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
2: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p.
{Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L.
agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a
thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.]
To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous
substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, adjective
1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
2. (Physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not
materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate
forms, languages, etc. See {Agglutination}, 2.
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