agglutinate

Plural: agglutinates

Verb

string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
To form through agglutination.

Adjective Satellite

united as if by glue

Adj

United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning.

Noun

A clump of agglutinated material.
Agglutinated material.

Examples

an agglutinate family of languages
an agglutinate language
In some soils, agglutinates are a major constituent.
The formation of agglutinate is more abundant in mature regolith.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtinare, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).

Synonyms

agglutinative

Scrabble Score: 13

agglutinate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
agglutinate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
agglutinate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

agglutinate: valid Words With Friends Word