agglomerative

Variant of agglomerate

agglomerate definition

ag·glom·er·ate (ə gläm′ər āt′; for adj. & n., -ər it)

transitive verb, intransitive verb agglomerated -·at′ed, agglomerating -·at′·ing

to gather into a cluster, mass, or ball

Etymology: < 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

gathered into a mass or ball; clustered

noun

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

Related Forms:

  • agglomerative ag·glom′·era′·tive (-āt′iv, -ə tiv) adjective

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