Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conglutination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: con-g-luti-na-tion
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An adhesion, or gluing together.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The agglutination of an antigen, antibody and complement by the addition of a serum agent.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The cause is a temperate conglutination; for both bodies are clammy and viscous, and do bridle the deflux of humours to the hurts, without penning them in too much"
"In his own vitals, nucleant, he knew them clasped, the men that were not men's, that were not women's men. And Mrs. Gorman was doubtless the theatre of a similar conglutination."

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French con-bor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con-bor. Middle English con- English con- English glutination English conglutination From con- + glutination.

Usage

Inflected Forms

conglutinations (plural)

Synonyms

coalescence coalescency coalition concretion union

Questions

What does conglutination mean?: An adhesion, or gluing together.
Where does conglutination come from?: Etymology tree Old French con-bor. Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con-bor. Middle English con- English con- English glutination English conglutination From con- + glutination.

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