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agglutinate.

United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/əˈɡluːtɪnət/

  1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.

  2. Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning.

    an agglutinate language
    an agglutinate family of languages
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).

verb/əˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

  1. To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

    transitive

  2. To form clusters or lumps; to clump.

    intransitive

  3. To form through agglutination.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).

noun/əˈɡluːtɪnət/

  1. A clump of agglutinated material.

    countable
    In some soils, agglutinates are a major constituent.

  2. Agglutinated material.

    uncountable
    The formation of agglutinate is more abundant in mature regolith.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *glóh₁ytn̥ Proto-Italic *gloiten Latin glūten Latin glūtinō Latin agglūtinō Latin agglūtinātuslbor. English agglutinate From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).

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