agglomerant

noun

ag·​glom·​er·​ant

ə-ˈglä-mə-rənt,

a-

plural -s

: something that causes agglomeration

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin agglomerant-, agglomerans, present participle of agglomerāre "to mass together"

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

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