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agglutinate
agglutinate A constituent of lunar soils comprising glass-bonded aggregates, which consist of glasses and rock and mineral fragments welded together by glass. These aggregates form during the impact of micrometeorites into lunar soils. Their abundance in a lunar soil is an index of exposure to micrometeorite bombardment, and hence to soil maturity. The average size of agglutinates in mature soils varies, but tends toward a mean of 60 μm.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "agglutinate." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "agglutinate." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-agglutinate.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "agglutinate." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-agglutinate.html |
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agglutinate A small object consisting of impact glass and fragments of minerals or rocks, all welded together into an aggregate. Agglutinates are produced by the impact of micrometeorites into the lunar regolith or other planetary surface.
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"agglutinate." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "agglutinate." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-agglutinate.html "agglutinate." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-agglutinate.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "agglutinate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "agglutinate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-agglutinate.html T. F. HOAD. "agglutinate." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-agglutinate.html |
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agglutinate
•agnate, magnate
•incarnate, khanate
•impregnate
•coordinate, subordinate
•decaffeinate • paginate • originate
•oxygenate
•cachinnate, machinate
•pollinate
•contaminate, laminate
•disseminate, ingeminate, inseminate
•discriminate, eliminate, incriminate, recriminate
•abominate, dominate, nominate
•illuminate, ruminate
•fulminate • culminate
•exterminate, germinate, terminate, verminate
•marinate • peregrinate • indoctrinate
•chlorinate • urinate
•assassinate, deracinate, fascinate
•vaccinate • hallucinate • Latinate
•procrastinate • predestinate
•agglutinate • rejuvenate • resinate
•designate • cognate • neonate
•lunate • alienate • carbonate
•hibernate • odonate • hyphenate
•emanate
•impersonate, personate
•fractionate • detonate • intonate
•consternate • alternate • Italianate
•resonate
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"agglutinate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "agglutinate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-agglutinate.html "agglutinate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-agglutinate.html |
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