deglutinate

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /diːˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

Verb

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

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