AGGLUTINATING Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

agglutinating

verb

present participle of agglutinate

as in clumping

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Proteins and blood cells Proteins and DNA can gather on plastic surfaces, and lysozyme, a common test protein, also began clumping into aggregates there.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
Keep the package sealed after each use to prevent sheets from clumping or breaking down early.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of clumping

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Sony Pictures and filmmaker Sam Mendes have been mulling some innovative ideas for the release of their four Beatles biopics — including lumping together the films’ box office returns.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
One of the two candidates for president, one of the country’s foremost politicians, was expressly lumping together a sizable American ethnic minority with external enemies.

— Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lumping

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Though the star is stripping and accreting matter like black holes sometimes do with stars, the huge difference in size between the star in ZTF J0440+2325 and a typical black hole means this proceeds differently.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2026
And thoroughly mixed across space before accreting into meteorites.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of accreting

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The combination of accumulating snow and potentially slick roads could affect travel in the mountains from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Scientists are investigating whether these accumulating pressures on the developing gut microbiome may contribute to rising neurodevelopmental differences, like autism with high support needs.

— Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of accumulating

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Despite the uncertainty, much of the public health establishment is massing against social media.

— Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
As technology changes battlefields, traditional principles for creating a military advantage—such as maneuvering forces and massing combat power—are becoming harder to apply, driving wars toward attrition.

— NADIA SCHADLOW, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of massing

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