conglutinate (redirected from conglutinating)

con·glu·ti·nate  (kn-gltn-t, kn-)

intr. & tr.v. con·glu·ti·nat·ed, con·glu·ti·nat·ing, con·glu·ti·nates

1. To become or cause to become stuck or glued together.

2. Medicine To become or cause to become reunited, as bones or tissues.

adj.

Relating to the abnormal adhering of tissues to one another.

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[Middle English conglutinaten, from Latin congltinre, congltint- : com-, com- + gltinre, to glue (from glten, gltin-, glue).]

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con·gluti·nation n.

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conglutinate [kənˈgluːtɪˌneɪt]

vb

1. (Medicine) Obsolete to cause (the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during the process of healing or (of the edges of a wound or fracture) to join during this process

2. to stick or become stuck together

[from Latin conglūtināre to glue together, from glūtināre to glue, from glūten glue]

conglutination  n

conglutinative  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	conglutinate - cause to adhere; "The wounds were coapted" coapt fill up, close - fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
	2.	conglutinate - stick together; "the edges of the wound conglutinated" cling, cohere, adhere, cleave, stick - come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"