[ad. L. agglūtināt-us pa. pple. of agglūtinā-re to fasten with glue; f. ag- = ad- to + glūtinā-re to glue; f. glūten, -in- glue.]
1. United as with glue; glued or cemented together.
1541. R. Copland, Galyen’s Terap., 2 D j. Is it possyble … that an vlcere caued may growe togyther and be agglutynate before that the cauyte be replete with flesshe?
1875. Griffith & Henfrey, Micros. Dict., s.v. Calymperaceæ, A delicate membrane agglutinate to the teeth.
2. Philol. Consisting of simple or root words combined into compounds, without any important change of form or loss of original meaning, as in arrow-head-maker, castle-come-down, John-go-to-bed-at-noon.
1850. Latham, Var. Man, 14. Languages, with an agglutinate, rarely an amalgamate inflexion.
1871. Earle, Philol. Eng. Tong., § 255. These agglutinate forms, including such as ichave, hastow, wiltu,… are found in great numbers.
