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glutination

UK/ɡluːtɪˈneɪʃən/

glutination noun: a gluing together; a joining together with, or as though with, glue.

Noun

glutination (usually uncountable, plural glutinations)

  1. (obsolete, usually) A gluing together; a joining together with, or as though with, glue.
  2. (obsolete, usually) Something that is used to close up a wound or join together the parts of a broken bone, torn vein, etc; the process of applying such a glutination to a wound.

Forms of glutination

pluralglutinations

Origin of glutination

From Latin glūtinō.

Words formed from glutination

Questions about glutination

What does glutination mean?
Glutination means a gluing together; a joining together with, or as though with, glue.
What part of speech is glutination?
Glutination is a noun.
How do you pronounce glutination?
Glutination is pronounced /ɡluːtɪˈneɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of glutination?
The plural of glutination is glutinations.

Words near glutination in the dictionary

  1. glutinanes
  2. glutinate
  3. glutinated
  4. glutinates
  5. glutinating
  6. glutination
  7. glutinations
  8. glutinative
  9. glutinoid
  10. glutinoids
  11. glutinose

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