deglutinate

transitive verb

de·​glutinate

(ˈ)dē+ˈ-

1

: unglue

2

[influenced in meaning by New Latin gluten (substance in flour)] : to extract or remove gluten from (as wheat flour)

deglutination

(¦)dē+

noun

Word History

Etymology

Latin deglutinatus, past participle of deglutinare, from de- + glutinare to glue, from glutin-, gluten glue; akin to Latin glut-, glus glue

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