agglutinate
A clump of agglutinated materialA clump of agglutinated material.
» Turkish is an agglutinating language.
Das Türkische ist eine agglutinierende Sprache. — Adelpa
Турецкий — агглютинативный язык. — odexed
Турецька — аглютативна мова. — deniko
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2 senses(countable)A clump of agglutinated material.
In some soils, agglutinates are a major constituent.
(uncountable)Agglutinated material.
The formation of agglutinate is more abundant in mature regolith.
Examples
1 sentencesOrigin
From Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement tFrom Latin agglūtinātus, past participle of agglūtināre, adglūtināre (“to glue or cement to a thing”), from ad (“to”) + glūtināre (“to glue”), from glūten (“paste, glue”).
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Forms
plural: agglutinates| Singular | agglutinate |
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regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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