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Adjective: agglutinative  u'gloo-tu,ney-tiv or u'gloo-ti-nu-tiv
  1. Forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning
    "Many Native American languages are agglutinative, creating complex words from multiple morphemes";
    - polysynthetic
     
  2. United as if by glue
    "The agglutinative cells formed a solid mass";
    - agglutinate

See also: adhesive, synthetic

Encyclopedia: Agglutinative