glomerate
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glom·er·ate
(glŏm′ər-ĭt)adj.
Formed into a compact rounded mass; tightly clustered; conglomerate.
[Latin glomerātus, past participle of glomerāre, to wind into a ball, from glomus, glomer-, ball.]
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glomerate
(ˈɡlɒmərɪt)adj
1. gathered into a compact rounded mass
2. wound up like a ball of thread
3. (Anatomy) anatomy (esp of glands) conglomerate in structure
[C18: from Latin glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball]
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glom•er•ate
(ˈglɒm ər ɪt, -əˌreɪt)adj.
compactly clustered.
[1785–95; < Latin glomerātus, past participle of glomerāre to form into a ball, derivative of glomus, s. glomer- ball-shaped mass]
glom`er•a′tion, n.
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