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agglutinate
verb agglutinated, agglutinating
- 1. To stick or glue together.
2. biol.
- Said of red blood cells, bacteria, etc: to clump together forming a visible precipitate, eg as a result of mixing blood cells from two incompatible blood groups.
3. grammar.
- Said of a language: to create (words) by joining together (simpler words or word elements, each of which corresponds to a particular element of meaning).
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