agglutinate
pronunciation
How to pronounce agglutinate in British English:
UK [ə'glu:tɪneɪt]
How to pronounce agglutinate in American English:
US [ə'glutənˌeɪt]
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- Verb:
- string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
- clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
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- Adjective:
- united as if by glue
Word Origin
- agglutinate
- agglutinate: see glue
- agglutinate (v.)
- 1580s (from 1540s as a past participle adjective), from Latin agglutinatus, past participle of agglutinare (see agglutination). Related: Agglutinated; agglutinating.
Example
- 1. But the agglutinate line very cheap .
- 2. One monoclonal antibody could sigmficanntly agglutinate and immobilize the human sperm .
- 3. If incompatible bloods mix , they agglutinate , causing blockage in vital organs such as the kidney , possibly resulting in death .
- 4. The two lectins purified could agglutinate some cells or species of them in different degrees .
- 5. Green manufacturing is the inevitable trend of manufacturing industries , manufacturing industries and green manufacturing is agglutinate with supply chain management .