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.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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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