conglutinate
Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (verb) IPA: /kəŋˈɡluːtɪneɪt/
  • (adjective) IPA: /kəŋˈɡluːtɪnət/
Verb

conglutinate (conglutinates, present participle conglutinating; simple past and past participle conglutinated) (ambitransitive)

  1. To stick or glue together.
  2. To join together; to unite.
    • 1671, Robert Boyle, Considerations touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy, Part II:
      Bones […] have had their broken parts conglutinated within three or four days.
Synonyms Adjective

conglutinate (not comparable)

  1. Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.



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