conglutinate

con·glu·ti·nate

glued or stuck together; adhering

Origin of conglutinate

Middle English conglutinaten from Classical Latin conglutinatus, past participle of conglutinare, to glue together from com-, together + glutinare, to glue from gluten, glue

transitive verb

intransitive verb

-·nat·ed, -·nat·ing

to stick together; unite by or as by adhesion

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conglutinate

intr. & tr.v.

con·glu·ti·nat·ed, con·glu·ti·nat·ing, con·glu·ti·nates

To become or cause to become stuck or glued together.
Medicine To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.

adjective

Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.

Origin of conglutinate

Middle English conglutinaten from Latin conglūtināre conglūtināt- com- com- glūtināre to glue ( from glūten glūtin- glue )

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con·glu′ti·na′tion
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present conglutinates, present participle conglutinating, simple past and past participle conglutinated)

To stick or glue together
To join together, to unite

Adjective

(not comparable)

Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.

Origin

An adaptation of conglūtināt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin conglūtinō. Compare the French conglutiner.

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conglutinate - Medical Definition

To become or cause to become stuck or glued together.
Medicine To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.

adj.

Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.

Related Forms:

con·glu′ti·na′tion
n.

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