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agglutinate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
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/əˈglo͞otnˌāt/,
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agglutinated, past participle; agglutinated, past tense; agglutinating, present participle; agglutinates, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass
    • - rhinoceros horns are agglutinated masses of hair
  2. (with reference to bacteria or red blood cells) Clump together
    • - these strains agglutinate human red cells
    • - cell fragments agglutinate and form intricate meshes
  3. Combine (simple words or parts of words) without change of form to express compound ideas


  1. string together (morphemes in an agglutinating language)
  2. united as if by glue
  3. clump together; as of bacteria, red blood cells, etc.
  4. (agglutination) a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
  5. (agglutination) the building of words from component morphemes that retain their form and meaning in the process of combining
  6. (agglutination) the coalescing of small particles that are suspended in solution; these larger masses are then (usually) precipitated
  7. To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances; To form through agglutination; United with glue or as with glue; cemented together; Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, ...
  8. (Agglutinates) common particle type in lunar sediment. Agglutinates consist of small rock, mineral, and glass fragments which are bonded together with glass.
  9. (Agglutination) a reaction in which particles (such as red blood cells, bacteria or sperm) suspended in a liquid collect into clumps and which occurs especially as a serological response to a specific antibody
  10. (Agglutination) Clumping together. Sperm may clump together due to infection, inflammation or antibodies.
  11. (Agglutination) of Sperm: Sticking together of sperm.
  12. (Agglutination) Collection of separate particles into clumps or masses.
  13. (Agglutination) one type of antigen-antibody reaction in which a solid antigen clumps together with a soluble antibody; often in reference to red blood cell typing.
  14. (agglutination) In all areas of the industrial production, gluing gets more and more important. In supportive elements in automotive engineering and aircraft construction. Here, a higher stability is obtained in comparison to riveting, and the thermal stress of welding is avoided. ...
  15. (agglutination) blood tests perfomed to determine the patient's blood type and to check compatibility of donor and recipient blood before a transfusion
  16. A pyroclastic deposit consisting of an accumulation of originally plastic ejecta and formed by the coherence of the fragments upon solidification.
  17. fixed together as if with glue.
  18. glued together -such as pollen masses in orchids
  19. aggregates of lunar soil cemented together by vesicular, flow-banded impact glass; usually < 1 mm in size; glass is black or dark brown in hand, paleto dark brown in thin section; us. ...
  20. Derived from the German word "to glue." The process by which cells are made to adhere to one another, usually through the actions of an agglutinin, such as an antibody or a lectin. Certain viruses and bacteria also are capable of agglutinating blood cells. ...
  21. A clump of cells (usually erythrocytes) formed as a result of specific chemical interaction between surface antigens and antibodies.