agglutinative

adjective

ag·​glu·​ti·​na·​tive ə-ˈglü-tə-ˌnā-tiv 

-nə-tiv

1

: adhesive

2

: characterized by linguistic agglutination

Word History

Etymology

agglutin(ation) + -ative

First Known Use

1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

agglutinative

adjective

ag·​glu·​ti·​na·​tive ə-ˈglüt-ᵊn-ˌāt-iv  -ət- 

: causing or produced by agglutination

agglutinative proteins