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conglutinate
[ kuhn-gloot-n-eyt, kuhng- ]
verb (used with or without object)
, con·glu·ti·nat·ed, con·glu·ti·nat·ing.
- to join or become joined with or as if with glue.
adjective
- glued together; adhering.
conglutinate
/ kənˈɡluːtɪˌneɪt /
verb
- obsolete.to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process
- to stick or become stuck together
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Derived Forms
- conˌglutiˈnation, noun
- conˈglutinative, adjective
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Other Words From
- con·gluti·nation noun
- con·gluti·native adjective
- uncon·gluti·nated adjective
- uncon·gluti·native adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of conglutinate1
C16: from Latin conglūtināre to glue together, from glūtināre to glue, from glūten glue
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Example Sentences
In the areas where nerve cells were disappearing, Levi-Montalcini could see signs of nerve cell death—she reported abnormally “conglutinated” masses of nerve cell fibers, and a shrunken nucleus in many of the cells.
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