Conglutinate Definition
kən-glo͝otn-āt, kŏn-
conglutinated, conglutinates, conglutinating
verb
conglutinated, conglutinates
To become or cause to become stuck or glued together.
American Heritage
To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.
American Heritage
To stick together; unite by or as by adhesion.
Webster's New World
To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
adjective
Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.
American Heritage Medicine
Glued or stuck together; adhering.
Webster's New World
Origin of Conglutinate
Middle English conglutinaten from Latin conglūtināre conglūtināt- com- com- glūtināre to glue (from glūten glūtin- glue)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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An adaptation of conglūtināt-, the perfect passive participial stem of the Latin conglūtinō. Compare the French conglutiner.
From Wiktionary
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