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de•glu•ti•nate
(dē glo̅o̅t′n āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
de•glu′ti•na′tion, n.
- to extract the gluten from.
- Latin dēglūtinātus (past participle of dēglūtināre to unglue), equivalent. to dē- de- + glūtinātus glued (glūtin- (see gluten) + -ātus -ate1)
- 1600–10