agglutinate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

agglutinate
    adj 1: united as if by glue [syn: {agglutinate},
           {agglutinative}]
    v 1: string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
    2: clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
   {Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L.
   agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a
   thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.]
   To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous
   substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, a.
   1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
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   2. (Physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not
      materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate
      forms, languages, etc. See {Agglutination}, 2.
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