deglutinate

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deglutinate

/diːˈɡluːtɪneɪt/ UK

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First attested in 1609; borrowed from Latin dēglūtinātus, perfect passive participle of dēglūtinō (“to unglue”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē- + glūtinō (“to glue”), from gluten (“glue”) + -ō.

verb deglutinates · deglutinating · deglutinated

obsolete, transitive To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.
rare, transitive To remove or extract gluten from.

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@misc{deglutinate_2026,
  title = {deglutinate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deglutinate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}