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Taxonomy vs Agglutinate - What's the difference?

taxonomy | agglutinate |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective agglutinate is

united with glue or as with glue; cemented together.

As a verb agglutinate is

to unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    agglutinate

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.
  • (linguistics) Consisting of root words combined but not materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate forms, languages, etc.
  • Verb

    (agglutinat)
  • To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.
  • (linguistics) To form through agglutination.
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