Defn: A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone cemented together by another mineral substance, either calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; — opposed to agglomerate. See Breccia. A conglomerate, therefore, is simply gravel bound together by a cement. Lyell.
CONGLOMERATE
Con*glom"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conglomerated; p.pr. & vb.n.
Conglomerating.]
Defn: To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.
CONGLOMERATION Con*glom`er*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. conglomeratio: cf. F. conglomeration.]
Defn: The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of being thus collected; collection; accumulation; that which is conglomerated; a mixed mass. Bacon.
CONGLUTIN
Con*glu"tin, n. Etym: [From Conglutinate.] (Chem.)
Defn: A variety of vegetable casein, resembling legumin, and found in almonds, rye, wheat, etc.
CONGLUTINANT
Con*glu"ti*nant, a. Etym: [L., conglutinans, p.pr.]
Defn: Cementing together; uniting closely; causing to adhere; promoting healing, as of a wound or a broken bone, by adhesion of the parts.
CONGLUTINATE Con*glu"ti*nate, a. Etym: [L. conglutinatus, p.p. of conglutinare to glue; con- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.]