deglutinate

de·glu·ti·nate

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dee-gloot-n-eyt]
- /diˈglut nˌeɪt/
- /dɪɡlˈuːtɪnˌeɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee-gloot-n-eyt]
- /diˈglut nˌeɪt/

Definitions of deglutinate word

verb deglutinate to extract the gluten from (a cereal, esp wheat) 3
verb transitive deglutinate to extract gluten from (wheat, etc.) 3
verb deglutinate If you deglutinate a cereal, you remove the gluten from it. 3
verb with object deglutinate to extract the gluten from. 1
noun deglutinate (transitive) To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue. 1

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Origin of deglutinate

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

1600-10; < Latin dēglūtinātus (past participle of dēglūtināre to unglue), equivalent to dē- de- + glūtinātus glued (glūtin- (see gluten) + -ātus -ate1)

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Parts of speech for Deglutinate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Deglutinate

deglutinate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.