agglutinated

Agglutinated is an adjective derived from the verb agglutinate, meaning joined or formed by adhesion or by the attachment of separate parts. In general use, it can describe objects or substances that have been glued or stuck together, or processes that involve adhesion.

In linguistics, agglutinated (or agglutinative) describes a type of morphological structure in which words are formed by stringing together a sequence of clearly distinct morphemes, each with a specific grammatical meaning. In agglutinative languages, affixes are attached to a base word in a relatively uniform and transparent manner, and each affix typically represents a single grammatical category such as tense, case, number, or mood. Examples often cited include Turkish, Finnish, Hungarian, and Swahili. This contrasts with fusional languages, where a single affix can convey multiple grammatical meanings, and isolating languages, where words tend to consist of a single morpheme with little or no affixation.

In biology and medicine, agglutination refers to the clumping together of particles, such as red blood cells or bacteria, in the presence of specific antibodies or other agents. The term is commonly used in serology and immunology to describe reactions used for blood typing, pathogen identification, and other diagnostic tests. When cells or particles clump together, they are said to be agglutinated.

Overall, agglutinated describes a process or form characterized by attachment, whether in language structure, biological clumping, or general adhesion.