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Adjective: agglutinate  u'gloo-ti`nut
  1. United as if by glue
    - agglutinative
Verb: agglutinate  u'gloo-tu`neyt
  1. String together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
     
  2. Clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.

Derived forms: agglutinated, agglutinates, agglutinating

See also: adhesive, agglutination, agglutinative

Type of: adhere, attach, cleave, cling, cohere, stick

Encyclopedia: Agglutinate