agglomerate

ag·gre·gat·ed

(ag'rĕ-gā-ted),

Collected together, thereby forming a cluster, clump, or mass of individual units.

Synonym(s): agglomerate, agglomerated, agminate, agminated

ag·glom·er·ate

, agglomerated (ă-glomĕr-ăt, -ātĕd)

To gather into a mass.

[L. ag-glomero, to wind into a ball; from ad, to, + glomus (glomer-) mass, ball of yarn]

agglomerate

(ă-glom′ĕ-rāt″) [L. agglomerare, to roll into a ball]

To congregate, form a mass.

agglomeratio (-rā′shŏn)