[əˈgluːtɪneɪt]verb
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）

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派生
agglutination
noun

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语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin agglutinat- 'caused to adhere', from the verb agglutinare, from ad- 'to' + glutinare (from gluten 'glue')