agglutinative
/əˈɡluːtɪnətɪv/
adjective
- Describing a language that forms words by adding affixes (prefixes, suffixes) that each have a single, clear meaning.
- Swahili is agglutinative, using prefixes and suffixes to show tense, person, and number.
- Learning an agglutinative language like Finnish can be challenging because words can become very long.
- Turkish is an agglutinative language, so you can add many suffixes to a single root word.
- Causing or relating to the clumping together of particles, cells, or substances.
- The agglutinative property of the antibody helps it trap bacteria.
- Some viruses have agglutinative effects on red blood cells.
- The scientist studied the agglutinative behavior of the protein in different solutions.
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