agglutinate

• Décrit quelque chose de collé ou réuni, souvent utilisé dans des contextes techniques comme la linguistique ou la biologie.

Describes something that is stuck together or united, often used in technical contexts like linguistics or biology.

1. Joined together like glueC2formal

   United or stuck together as if by a sticky substance.

   agglutiné

   • The agglutinate particles formed a solid mass.
   • The cells became agglutinate under the microscope.
   • The agglutinate materials were difficult to separate.

   Synonymesgluedjoinedunited

   Antonymesdividedlooseseparate

2. Clumped together (biology)C2formalscientific

   Describing bacteria, red blood cells, or other particles that have clumped together.

   Agglutiné (biologie)

   • The agglutinate bacteria were visible in the sample.
   • Red blood cells can become agglutinate in certain conditions.
   • The agglutinate clusters indicated an immune response.

   Synonymesagglomeratedaggregatedclusteredcoalesced

   Antonymesdispersedseparated

3. Formed by stringing morphemes (linguistics)C2formalscientific

   Relating to a language where words are formed by stringing together morphemes, each with a single meaning.

   agglutinant

   • Turkish is an agglutinate language.
   • Agglutinate structures are common in many Uralic languages.
   • The linguist studied agglutinate word formation.

   Synonymesagglutinative

   Antonymesanalyticisolating

• Verbe utilisé pour décrire le processus de collage ou d'agrégation, souvent en linguistique morphologique où les mots se forment par la juxtaposition de morphèmes, ou en biologie ou chimie où des particules se regroupent.

A verb used to describe the process of sticking or clumping together, often referring to linguistic morphology where words are formed by combining morphemes, or to biological or chemical processes where particles adhere.

1. Combine morphemesC2formal

   To form words by stringing together morphemes, each contributing a distinct grammatical meaning, typical of agglutinative languages.

   Agglutiner (morphologie)

   • In Turkish, you agglutinate suffixes to the root to express tense and person.
   • Linguists study how languages agglutinate morphemes to create complex words.
   • The word 'unbreakable' agglutinates the prefix 'un-', the root 'break', and the suffix '-able'.

   Synonymescombineconcatenate

2. Clump togetherC1formalmedical

   To cause particles, such as bacteria or red blood cells, to clump or stick together.

   Agglutiner (faire agglomérer des particules)

   • The antibodies agglutinate the bacteria, making them easier to detect.
   • Red blood cells agglutinate when exposed to certain antigens.
   • The test showed that the cells agglutinate in the presence of the virus.

   Synonymesagglomerateaggregateclumpcluster

3. Stick togetherC1formalscientific

   To unite or become joined as if by glue.

   s'agglutiner

   • The particles agglutinate into a solid mass under pressure.
   • The glue caused the paper fibers to agglutinate.
   • Over time, the sediments agglutinate to form sedimentary rock.

   Synonymesadhereagglomeratebondclingclumpcoalescefusestick

   Antonymesdisjoindisunitedivideseparate