CONGLUTINATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does conglutination mean? 

• CONGLUTINATION (noun)
  The noun CONGLUTINATION has 2 senses:

1. healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

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

  Familiarity information: CONGLUTINATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONGLUTINATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

conglutination; union

Hypernyms ("conglutination" is a kind of...):

healing (the natural process by which the body repairs itself)

Derivation:

conglutinate (stick together)

conglutinate (cause to adhere)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

coalescence; coalescency; coalition; concretion; conglutination

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)