HyperDic: agglutinate

English > 3 senses of the word agglutinate:
VERBcontactagglutinatestring together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
contactagglutinateclump together
ADJECTIVEallagglutinate, agglutinativeunited as if by glue
agglutinate > pronunciation
Soundsahgluw'tihney.t
Rhymesabate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...
English > agglutinate: 3 senses > adjective 1
MeaningUnited as if by glue.
Synonymagglutinative
Broaderadhesivetending to adhere
Spanishaglutinante
Catalanaglutinant
English > agglutinate: 3 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningstring together (morphemes in an agglutinating language) .
PatternSomething ----s
BroaderattachBecome attached
Spanishaglutinar
Catalanaglutinar
Adjectivesagglutinativeforming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning / meaning
Nounsagglutinationthe building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning / meaning in the process of combining
English > agglutinate: 3 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaningclump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc..
PatternSomething ----s
Narrowerhaemagglutinate, hemagglutinateCause the clumping together (of red blood cells)
Broadercling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohereCome or be in close contact with
Spanishaglutinar
Catalanaglutinar
Nounsagglutinationa clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)

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