agglomerating

transitive verb, intransitive verb agglomerated, agglomerating

Origin: < L agglomeratus, pp. of agglomerare < ad-, to + glomerare, to form into a ball < IE base *glem-, var. of *gel-, form a ball, sphere, hence akin to climb, clench

adjective

noun

1. a jumbled heap, mass, etc.
2. Geol. a mass of fragments of volcanic rock fused by heat