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deglutinate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːˈɡluːtɪneɪt/

1

verb

Meaning 1

To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unites; to unglue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, transitive

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove or extract gluten from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: rare, transitive

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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History

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.