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conglutination

conglutination

9.9
Separate parts or cells stick together to form one group
  • noun
  • /kənˌɡluːtɪˈneɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : conglutinación
  • Biologists observed the conglutination of single cells to form larger structures.

Examples

  • The team's success was a result of the conglutination of diverse talents and ideas.

  • The process of conglutination is fascinating.

  • Doctors studied the conglutination of tissues after the surgery.

  • The conglutination of tissues after surgery is essential for healing.

  • Biologists observed the conglutination of single cells to form larger structures.

  • Doctors studied the conglutination of tissues after the surgery.

  • The conglutination of different plant species in the ecosystem supports biodiversity.

Synonyms

consolidation
vsconglutination
43 5.5

To join several groups or parts together to make one stronger unit

focuses more on physical uniting or biological fusion than improvement
unification
vsconglutination
31 4.3

A process that brings separate people or groups together to form one unit

is narrower in that it also covers parts sticking physically together
conglomeration
vsconglutination
7 7.4

A group of different things gathered in one place

focuses on the act of sticking or growing together into one body
amalgamation
vsconglutination
  • Formal
6 7.5

A joining of two or more groups into one

can also mean physical sticking together, not only formal institutional combination
compounding
vsconglutination
6 5.5

Putting two or more things together to make one new thing

stresses physical or biological adhesion rather than forming mixtures
cohesion
vsconglutination
  • Specialized
5 5.5

A force that makes small parts stick together, for example in liquids

describes the event of sticking together rather than the physical force behind it
uniting
vsconglutination
3 3.5

The joining of separate people, groups, or companies into one

is about physical or biological parts sticking or growing together
coalescence
vsconglutination
1 7.8

The joining of separate parts to form one whole

adds a sense of medical or biological growing together rather than general union
agglomeration
vsconglutination
1 8.6

A group of things or people gathered together

emphasizes joining into a single body rather than mere collection
merging
vsconglutination
1 3.0

The act of joining two or more things into one

adds a biological sense of parts growing together rather than any joining
concrescence
vsconglutination
  • Specialized
9.9

A growing together of separate parts into one whole

is broader, covering sticking together in many fields not only anatomy
coaptation
vsconglutination
  • Specialized
9.9

Bringing body parts together so they can heal after an injury or surgery

focuses more generally on parts sticking together, not only surgical joining
coalescency
vsconglutination
9.9

Different parts join to form one whole

emphasizes biological or medical growing together over general joining
coalescing
vsconglutination
6.8

Growing or joining together to form a single whole

is similar but stresses medical or biological contexts more explicitly
concretion
vsconglutination
  • Specialized
8.9

Loose minerals or sediments come together to make a hard mass

is about parts uniting biologically or socially rather than material solid formation
conglobation
vsconglutination
  • Archaic
9.9

Many small things join together into one round mass

covers general uniting into one body, not specifically a shaped mass
combining
vsconglutination
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

implies a medical or biological process of parts growing together
colligation
vsconglutination
  • Archaic
9.9

A joining of ideas or words so they form a connected whole

is concrete and biological, focusing on physical parts sticking or growing together

Antonyms

107 2.9

The process of making something into parts or equal parts in math

1 8.1

A situation when people or groups are not united

How United

fusion
33 4.1
integration
47 4.0
conglutination
  • Specialized
9.9
aggregation
11 6.1
association
131 3.0
separation
89 2.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

conglutination = conglutinate (semi-transparent) = con + glutin + ation

Standard noun formation from the verb 'conglutinate' using the productive suffix '-ation'.

Etymology

Conglutination comes from Latin parts con- 'together' and glutin- 'glue', like the common word glue. So when separate parts, like cells, tissues, or even people and ideas, join and stick to make one body or group, that joining is called conglutination.