CONGLUTINATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

Synonyms:

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)

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)