agglutinate

agglutinate
[əˈgluːtɪneɪt]
verb
  1. firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass
    黏合；被黏合
    [as adj. agglutinated]rhinoceros horns are agglutinated masses of hair.
    犀牛角是毛发胶合物。
    ■(Biology)(with reference to bacteria or red blood cells) clump together
    (生)（细菌，红细胞）凝集
    [with obj.]these strains agglutinate human red cells.
    这些菌株使人类的红细胞凝集。
    [no obj.]cell fragments agglutinate and form intricate meshes.
    细胞碎片凝集成复杂的网状结构。
    ■[with obj.](Linguistics)(of a language) combine (word elements) to express compound ideas
    (语言学)（语言）粘着（词语成分以表达复合含义）
派生
agglutination
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Latin agglutinat- 'caused to adhere', from the verb agglutinare, from ad- 'to' + glutinare (from gluten 'glue')
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