agglomerative

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ag•glom•er•ate  (v. ə glom′ə rāt′;adj., n. ə glom′ər it, -ə rāt′), v., -at•ed, -at•ing, adj., n. 
v.t., v.i. 

1. to collect or gather into a cluster or mass.

adj. 

2. gathered together into a cluster or mass.
3. Botany crowded into a dense cluster, but not cohering.

n. 

4. a mass of things clustered together.
5. Rocks rock composed of rounded or angular volcanic fragments.

• Latin agglomerātus (past participle of agglomerāre), equivalent. to ag- ag- + glomer- (stem of glomus ball of yarn) + -ātus -ate¹
• 1675–85

ag•glom•er•a•tive  (ə glom′ə rā′tiv, -ər ə tiv), adj.  ag•glom′er•a′tor, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. assemble, amass, accumulate.

Antonyms

• 1. disperse, scatter.