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词汇 agglutinate
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Definition of agglutinate in English:

agglutinate

verb əˈɡluːtɪneɪtəˈɡlutnˌeɪt
  • 1Firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass.

    黏合;被黏合

    with object this secretion may form crusts agglutinating the eyelids
    no object the petals agglutinate to form a compact mass
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pangolins are conspicuous and remarkable because their backs are covered with large, overlapping scales made up of agglutinated hairs.
    • In many cases they were seen agglutinated and forming smaller or larger black clusters.
    • The mutual orientation of agglutinated plates is similar to the putative organization of twin domains in a crystal; therefore it was supposed that agglutinated and twinned crystals have similar nature.
    • At first, the attempts to separate agglutinated plates applying mechanical force were undertaken.
    • Lump asafoetida, sometimes called mass, is the most common commercial form, consisting of tears agglutinated into a more or less uniform mass or lump.
    Synonyms
    stick, gum, paste
    1. 1.1Biology (with reference to bacteria or red blood cells) clump together.
      〔生〕(细菌,红细胞)凝集
      with object these strains agglutinate human red cells

      这些菌株使人类的红细胞凝集。

      no object cell fragments agglutinate and form intricate meshes

      细胞碎片凝集成复杂的网状结构。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A cross-match later revealed that her serum agglutinated her husband's cells.
      • The ‘mixed field’ results with anti-A sera showed one large agglutinate with ‘free cells’ in the background.
      • In addition to increasing the viscosity of airway secretions, albumin can agglutinate individual cilia and destroy coordinated ciliary motion, which may lead to impairment of mucociliary clearance.
      • If the antiserum agglutinates in your red blood cells, you are Rh positive.
      • The direct agglutination test, in which stained parasites are agglutinated by serum antibodies, is popular in Iran and Africa, but variation between batches and the high cost of commercially available antigen are limiting factors.
    2. 1.2Linguistics with object (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)
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The problem is that Inuktitut is a language where phrases are joined together in a single word - what we call an agglutinating language - so even circumlocutions like ‘wet sticky snow’ come out as one word.
      • French-based Creoles are notable for such fused forms in which the noun is agglutinated to the article, as Haitian Creole dlo ‘water’, which corresponds to the French sequence of words de l' eau.
      • The pronouns in Sumerian are gender indifferent just like in Uralic and Altaic and are also affixed to the morpheme and become part of the agglutinated phrase.
      • Languages can be classified into one of three types: isolating or noninflective, agglutinating, and inflecting.
      • In most cases, the first 2nd, 3rd or 4th letters of each Basque word were agglutinated into a new word.
      Synonyms
      join, join together, join forces, amalgamate, consolidate, integrate, unite, unify, combine, incorporate, affiliate, coalesce, meld, team up, link, link up, band, band together, ally, league, federate

Derivatives

  • agglutination

  • noun əˌɡluːtɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nəˌɡlutnˈeɪʃ(ə)n
    • Latex agglutination, while quick, simple, and sensitive, is not recommended for routine use as pathogens cannot be ruled out by a negative test result.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • That is, part of what's monstrous about monsters is somehow this very agglutination of significance, these uncontrolled outgrowths of meaning.
      • The combination of B antibodies and B antigens will cause agglutination.
      • English has a tendency towards isolation (as in I will now go out for a walk), but both agglutination (as in clever-ly and high-er) and fusion (as in gave, in which give and past are fused) are also found.
      • Rapid assays are generally configured as flow-through, lateral flow, or agglutination assays.

Origin

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

  • glue from Middle English:

    Both glue and gluten (late 16th century) go back to gluten the Latin for ‘glue’, also found in agglutinate (mid 16th century).

Definition of agglutinate in US English:

agglutinate

verbəˈɡlutnˌeɪtəˈɡlo͞otnˌāt
  • 1Firmly stick or be stuck together to form a mass.

    黏合;被黏合

    with object this secretion may form crusts agglutinating the eyelids
    no object the petals agglutinate to form a compact mass
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mutual orientation of agglutinated plates is similar to the putative organization of twin domains in a crystal; therefore it was supposed that agglutinated and twinned crystals have similar nature.
    • In many cases they were seen agglutinated and forming smaller or larger black clusters.
    • Pangolins are conspicuous and remarkable because their backs are covered with large, overlapping scales made up of agglutinated hairs.
    • At first, the attempts to separate agglutinated plates applying mechanical force were undertaken.
    • Lump asafoetida, sometimes called mass, is the most common commercial form, consisting of tears agglutinated into a more or less uniform mass or lump.
    Synonyms
    stick, gum, paste
    1. 1.1Biology (with reference to bacteria or red blood cells) clump together.
      〔生〕(细菌,红细胞)凝集
      with object these strains agglutinate human red cells

      这些菌株使人类的红细胞凝集。

      no object cell fragments agglutinate and form intricate meshes

      细胞碎片凝集成复杂的网状结构。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The direct agglutination test, in which stained parasites are agglutinated by serum antibodies, is popular in Iran and Africa, but variation between batches and the high cost of commercially available antigen are limiting factors.
      • If the antiserum agglutinates in your red blood cells, you are Rh positive.
      • In addition to increasing the viscosity of airway secretions, albumin can agglutinate individual cilia and destroy coordinated ciliary motion, which may lead to impairment of mucociliary clearance.
      • The ‘mixed field’ results with anti-A sera showed one large agglutinate with ‘free cells’ in the background.
      • A cross-match later revealed that her serum agglutinated her husband's cells.
    2. 1.2Linguistics with object Combine (simple words or parts of words) without change of form to express compound ideas.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The problem is that Inuktitut is a language where phrases are joined together in a single word - what we call an agglutinating language - so even circumlocutions like ‘wet sticky snow’ come out as one word.
      • Languages can be classified into one of three types: isolating or noninflective, agglutinating, and inflecting.
      • In most cases, the first 2nd, 3rd or 4th letters of each Basque word were agglutinated into a new word.
      • The pronouns in Sumerian are gender indifferent just like in Uralic and Altaic and are also affixed to the morpheme and become part of the agglutinated phrase.
      • French-based Creoles are notable for such fused forms in which the noun is agglutinated to the article, as Haitian Creole dlo ‘water’, which corresponds to the French sequence of words de l' eau.
      Synonyms
      join, join together, join forces, amalgamate, consolidate, integrate, unite, unify, combine, incorporate, affiliate, coalesce, meld, team up, link, link up, band, band together, ally, league, federate

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin agglutinat- ‘caused to adhere’, from the verb agglutinare, from ad- ‘to’ + glutinare (from gluten ‘glue’).

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