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Definition of: agglutinate
(ə·gl
′tə·nāt) v.t. & v.i. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
1. To unite, as with glue; join by adhesion.
2. Ling. To form (words) by agglutination.
3. To mass together, as living cells or bacteria, by agglutination.
—adjective (ə·gl′tə ·nit, -nāt) Joined by adhesion. [<L agglutinatus, pp. of agglutinare glue to < ag- to + glutinare <gluten glue]
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