conglutinate

conglutinate
verb (-nated; -nating) Etymology: Latin conglutinatus, past participle of conglutinare to glue together, from com- + glutin-, gluten glue — more at gluten Date: 1546 transitive verb to unite by or as if by a glutinous substance intransitive verb to become conglutinated <
blood platelets conglutinate in blood clotting
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conglutination noun

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  • Conglutinate — Con*glu ti*nate, a. [L. conglutinatus, p. p. of conglutinare to glue; con + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.] Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Conglutinate — Con*glu ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. Conglutinating.] To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together. [1913 Webster] Bones . . . have had their broken… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Conglutinate — Con*glu ti*nate, v. i. To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to coalesce. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Conglutinate — Conglutinate, lat., in der Geognosie die nichtkrystallinischen, aus Trümmern anderer Gesteine zusammengekitteten Gebirgsarten, z.B. Sandstein. Conglutination, Zusammenkittung, Zusammenleimung, Verdickung, Verschleimung; conglutiniren,… …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • conglutinate — index cement, combine (join together), join (bring together) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • conglutinate — [kən glo͞ot′ n āt΄] adj. [ME conglutinaten < L conglutinatus, pp. of conglutinare, to glue together < com , together + glutinare, to glue < gluten,GLUE] glued or stuck together; adhering vt., vi. conglutinated, conglutinating to stick… …   English World dictionary

  • conglutinate — con·glu·ti·nate kən glüt ən .āt, kän vb, nat·ed; nat·ing vt to unite by or as if by a glutinous substance vi to become conglutinated <blood platelets conglutinate in blood clotting> …   Medical dictionary

  • conglutinate — conglutination, n. conglutinative, adj. /keuhn glooht n ayt , keuhng /, v., conglutinated, conglutinating, adj. v.t., v.i. 1. to join or become joined with or as if with glue. adj. 2. glued together; adhering. [1375 1425; late ME < L… …   Universalium

  • conglutinate — verb a) To stick or glue together b) To join together, to unite …   Wiktionary

  • conglutinate — con·glu·ti·nate || kÉ™n gluːtɪneɪt v. become joined together adj. united, joined …   English contemporary dictionary

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