agglutinate
1 of 2verb
ag·glu·ti·nate ə-ˈglü-tə-ˌnāt 
agglutinated; agglutinating
transitive verb
1
: to cause to adhere : fasten
2
: to combine into a compound : attach to a base as an affix
3
: to cause to undergo agglutination
intransitive verb
1
: to unite or combine into a group or mass
2
: to form words by agglutination
agglutinate
2 of 2noun
ag·glu·ti·nate ə-ˈglü-tə-nət -tə-ˌnāt
-tə-ˌnāt : a clump of agglutinated material (such as blood cells or mineral particles in soil)
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Erica Jawin, Scientific American, 2 July 2019
Noun
These agglutinates accumulate over time and can make up 60 to 70 percent of mature regolith samples. Erica Jawin, Scientific American, 2 July 2019 Word History
Etymology
Verb
borrowed from Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre "to cause to adhere, stick or glue on," from ad- ad- + glūtināre "to glue or stick together," verbal derivative of glūtin-, glūten "glue, paste" — more at clay
Noun
derivative of agglutinate "joined as if with glue," borrowed from Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre "to cause to adhere, stick or glue on" — more at agglutinate entry 1
First Known Use
Verb
1586, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun
1902, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
agglutinate 1 of 2
verb
ag·glu·ti·nate -ᵊn-ˌāt
agglutinated; agglutinating
transitive verb
: to cause to undergo agglutination
intransitive verb
: to undergo agglutination
agglutinate
2 of 2noun
ag·glu·ti·nate -ᵊn-ət, -ᵊn-ˌāt
: a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or bacteria)
agglutinating
verb
as in clumping
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- clumping
- lumping
- accreting
- conglomerating
- massing
- accumulating
- concentrating
- banking
- collecting
- amassing
- ridging
- building up
- gathering
- stacking (up)
- piling (up)
- drifting
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- dispersing
- scattering
- dissipating