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agglutinating Definition


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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.
    tr & intr
    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).
Derivative: agglutination
noun
    Derivative: agglutinative
    adj
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin agglutinare, agglutinatum to glue together.



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