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CONGLUTINATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
Synonyms:
coalescence; coalescency; coalition; concretion; conglutination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("conglutination" is a kind of...):
conjugation; jointure; unification; union; uniting (the act of making or becoming a single unit)
Derivation:
conglutinate (cause to adhere)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
Synonyms:
conglutination; union
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("conglutination" is a kind of...):
healing (the natural process by which the body repairs itself)
Derivation:
conglutinate (stick together)
conglutinate (cause to adhere)
