Definitions for agglutinate

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agglutinate ag·glu·ti·nate

Spelling: [verb uh-gloot-n-eyt; adjective Agglutinate is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 537 anagrams from letters in agglutinate (aaeggilnttu).

Definitions for agglutinate

adjective

1. united by or as by glue.
2. agglutinative.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to unite or cause to adhere, as with glue.
2. Immunology. to clump or cause to clump, as bacteria or blood platelets.
3. Linguistics. to form by agglutination.

Origin of agglutinate

1535-45; Latin agglūtinātus (past participle of agglūtināre), equivalent to ag- ag- + glūtin- (stem of glūten glue) + -ātus Examples for agglutinate

This serves to agglutinate it into the form of concretions, constituting the tapioca of commerce.

At any rate, the agglutinate character of the language is indicated.

agglutinate languages, languages composed of parts which are words glued together, so to speak, as cowherd.

One or two instances may suffice to show the agglutinate character of the language.

Concentrated sulphuric acid causes it to agglutinate into resin-like lumps, with the accession of an intense blood-red colour.

The mixture is then gently heated to drive off the excess of sulphuretted hydrogen and to agglutinate the sulphur.

To the agglutinate languages belong the American and Turanian families.

Undiluted normal blood can agglutinate most bacteria, but loses this power when diluted to any considerable degree.