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Adjective: agglutinate  u'gloo-ti-nut
  1. United as if by glue
    "The agglutinate cells formed a solid mass";
    - agglutinative
Verb: agglutinate  u'gloo-ti-nut
  1. String together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
    "In Turkish, morphemes are agglutinated to form complex words"
     
  2. Clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
    "The bacteria agglutinated in response to the antibodies"

Derived forms: agglutinated, agglutinating, agglutinates

See also: adhesive

Type of: adhere, attach, cleave, cling, cohere, stick

Encyclopedia: Agglutinate