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Definition of: conglutinate
(kən·gl′tə·nāt) v.t. & v.i. ·nat·ed, ·nat·ing
1. To glue or stick together; adhere.
2. Med. To reunite by adhesion, as wounds or fractures.
—adjective
1. Glued together; united by adhesion.
2. Bot. United as if glued together, but not organically. [<L conglutinatus, pp. of conglutinare <com- together + glutinare stick <gluten glue]
—con·glu′ti·na′tion noun
—con·glu′ti·na′tive adjective
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