deglutination
/diːˌɡluːtɪˈneɪʃən/
deglutination noun: the act of ungluing.
Noun
deglutination (usually uncountable, plural deglutinations)
- The act of ungluing.
- The removal of gluten from a cereal product.
- A process by which a formerly significant part of a combined term is clipped.
- The original meaning of πρύτανις was 'chief magistrate' which metonymically could also be used of the ‘ruler, lord’ (e.g. Zeus). It is no doubt rightly connected with the Etruscan magistrate's name purθne, eprθni. Because of this, and because Aeolic has πρότανις, Phocian and Cretan βρυτ-, it cannot...1974, Oswald Szemerényi, “The origins of the Greek lexicon: Ex Oriente Lux”, in The Journal of Hellenic Studies, volume 94, →DOI, page 154
- Antonyms:
- agglutination
Antonyms of deglutination
Forms of deglutination
| plural | deglutinations |
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Origin of deglutination
From de- + glutination.
Questions about deglutination
- What does deglutination mean?
- Deglutination means the act of ungluing.
- What part of speech is deglutination?
- Deglutination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce deglutination?
- Deglutination is pronounced /diːˌɡluːtɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of deglutination?
- The plural of deglutination is deglutinations.
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