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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate.

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Examples

  • Intentionally in this article we laid out one that theoretically no one who has ever read any of the reports on the Apollo samples could argue with, which is simply using a magnet to pick up the meteoric iron along with the iron that is aggregated in the agglutinates.

    Why the Moon? Here's Why. - NASA Watch 2009

  • He may also inspect with profit the handicraft of a lowly mollusc which agglutinates sand-grains into a kind of plaque, in the substance of which numerous eggs are deposited.

    My Tropic Isle 2003

  • Blood serum of persons belonging to blood group O agglutinates erythrocytes of persons belonging to any of the groups A, B, or

    Physiology or Medicine 1930 - Presentation Speech 1965

  • This coating he breaks off, removes the bloom with a hook, and agglutinates with his rod the different bubbles that it exhibits, and the assistant then carries it to the hammer.

    Scientific American Supplement, No. 430, March 29, 1884 Various

  • An “agglutinative” language would normally be taken to mean one that agglutinates all of its affixed elements or that does so to a preponderating extent.

    Chapter 6. Types of Linguistic Structure 1921

  • Tests of blood must be made first to see whether it 'agglutinates,' and in this respect there are four classes of persons.

    The Dream Doctor 1908

  • Cheeks and foreheads are coated with a rusty paste which agglutinates and cracks.

    Under Fire: the story of a squad Henri Barbusse 1904

  • He may also inspect with profit the handicraft of a lowly mollusc which agglutinates sand-grains into a kind of plaque, in the substance of which numerous eggs are deposited.

    My Tropic Isle 1887

  • Of this he takes about one-third of the mass before him, puts it inside the petals, and agglutinates many other coats over it: the balls are then again weighed, and reduced or increased to a certain weight if necessary.

    Himalayan Journals — Complete 1864

  • A curious oily substance also pervades the waters in autumn, which agglutinates the sand blown over it by the winds, and floats it about in patches.

    Canada and the Canadians Volume I Richard Henry Bonnycastle 1819

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