DEGLUTINATE

Etymology

Verb

deglutinate (third-person singular simple present deglutinates, present participle deglutinating, simple past and past participle deglutinated)

(transitive) To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.

Source: Wiktionary


De*glu"ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deglutinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Deglutinating.] Etym: [L. deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate; de- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.]

Definition: To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to unglue.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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