Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eglomerate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eglom-er-ate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To unwind, as a thread from a ball.

Example Sentences

"At another signal from Barelegs, their tails gradually eglomerated, and all joyfully made away from the shore, landing in the same order about seventy yards lower down."
"They are a mighty force to reckon with; they are the most esteemed, revered and reverenced; they are the most liked and lovable kindly souls; they have no likes and dislikes; they are purely spiritual, they effuse effulgence and eglomerate all knots of man's obstacles, sufferings and worries, spiritual, mental and material."
"They attach themselves to the eglomerated solids and oil particles and lift them to the surface of the water."

Etymology

From Latin eglomero, eglomeratus, from e- + glomeratus.

Inflected Forms

eglomerates (present, singular) eglomerating (participle, present) eglomerated (participle, past) eglomerated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

glomerate

Questions

What does eglomerate mean?: To unwind, as a thread from a ball.
Where does eglomerate come from?: From Latin eglomero, eglomeratus, from e- + glomeratus.

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