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deglutinate

UK/diːˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

deglutinate verb: to loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.

Verb

deglutinate (third-person singular simple present deglutinates, present participle deglutinating, simple past and past participle deglutinated)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.
  2. (rare, transitive) To remove or extract gluten from.

Forms of deglutinate

third-person singular presentdeglutinates
present participledeglutinating
past participledeglutinated
pastdeglutinated

Origin of deglutinate

First attested in 1609; borrowed from Latin dēglūtinātus, perfect passive participle of dēglūtinō (“to unglue”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + glūtinō (“to glue”), from gluten (“glue”) + -ō.

Questions about deglutinate

What does deglutinate mean?
Deglutinate means to loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.
What part of speech is deglutinate?
Deglutinate is a verb.
How do you pronounce deglutinate?
Deglutinate is pronounced /diːˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of deglutinate?
The past tense of deglutinate is deglutinated.

Words near deglutinate in the dictionary

  1. deglutathionylated
  2. deglutathionylating
  3. deglutathionylation
  4. deglutathionylations
  5. deglutible
  6. deglutinate
  7. deglutinated
  8. deglutinates
  9. deglutinating
  10. deglutination
  11. deglutinations

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