agglomerated

ag·glom·er·ate  (-glm-rt)

tr. & intr.v. ag·glom·er·at·ed, ag·glom·er·at·ing, ag·glom·er·ates

To form or collect into a rounded mass.

adj. (-r-t)

Gathered into a rounded mass.

n. (-r-t)

1. A confused or jumbled mass; a heap.

2. A volcanic rock consisting of rounded and angular fragments fused together.

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[Latin agglomerre, agglomert-, to mass together : ad-, ad- + glomerre, to form into a ball (from glomus, glomer-, ball).]

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ag·glomer·ative (--rtv, -r--tv) adj.

ag·glomer·ator n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

agglomerated - clustered together but not coherent; "an agglomerated flower head" agglomerate, agglomerative, clustered collective - forming a whole or aggregate