Meanings
adjectiveagglutinant (comparative more agglutinant, superlative most agglutinant)
comparative more agglutinant · superlative most agglutinant
- Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion.
nounagglutinant (plural agglutinants)
plural agglutinants
- Any viscous substance which causes agglutination
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
- Proto-Italic*gloiten
- Latinglūten
- Latinglūtinō
- Latinagglūtinō
- Latinagglūtinātu
- Englishagglutinate
- Englishagglutinant
From agglutinate + -ant.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Portuguese aglutinante, aglutinante
- aglutinantecausing to agglutinate
- aglutinantesubstance which causes agglutination
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APA
agglutinant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agglutinant
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“agglutinant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agglutinant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agglutinant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agglutinant.
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