ag·glu·ti·nate
ə-ˈglü-tə-ˌnāt 
agglutinated; agglutinating
1
: to cause to adhere : fasten
2
: to combine into a compound : attach to a base as an affix
3
: to cause to undergo agglutination
ag·glu·ti·nate
ə-ˈglü-tə-nət
-tə-ˌnāt
-tə-ˌnāt
: a clump of agglutinated material (such as blood cells or mineral particles in soil)
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Verb
There is also a peculiar effect whereby different books read by the same narrator can seem to agglutinate into a single mongrel super-book.
—
Paul Grimstad,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2023
Noun
These agglutinates accumulate over time and can make up 60 to 70 percent of mature regolith samples.
—
Erica Jawin,
Scientific American,
2 July 2019
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“Agglutinate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/agglutinate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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agglutinate
1 of 2 verb
ag·glu·ti·nate
-ᵊn-ˌāt
agglutinated; agglutinating
: to cause to undergo agglutination
: to undergo agglutination
agglutinate
2 of 2 noun
ag·glu·ti·nate
-ᵊn-ət, -ᵊn-ˌāt
: a clump of agglutinated material (as blood cells or bacteria)
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