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   agglutinate

   /əˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

   verb

   • 1. firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass: "this secretion may form crusts agglutinating the eyelids"
   • ▪ (with reference to bacteria or red blood cells) clump together: "these strains agglutinate human red cells"
   • ▪ (of a language) combine (word elements) to express compound ideas.

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin agglutinat- ‘caused to adhere’, from the verb agglutinare, from ad- ‘to’ + glutinare (from gluten ‘glue’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. agglutination noun

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