Etymology

subagglutinating

Today it means: In an amount less than would cause agglutination Full definition →

English agglutinating ← Latin agglūtinātu ← Proto-Italic *gloiten
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsub
  4. Latinsub-
  5. Englishsub-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  12. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  13. Latinglūten
  14. Latinglūtinō
  15. Latinagglūtinō
  16. Latinagglūtinātu
  17. Englishagglutinating
  18. English todaysubagglutinating

From sub- + agglutinating.

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