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Word: Agglutinate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin agglutinat- ‘caused to adhere’, from the verb agglutinare, from ad- ‘to’ + glutinare (from gluten ‘glue’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈɡluːtɪneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass
Short Definition:firmly stick or be stuck together to form mass
Examples:- this secretion may form crusts agglutinating the eyelids
- the petals agglutinate to form a compact mass
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