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Definition of agglutinative plaster in US English:

agglutinative plaster

noun

rare, historical

  • A medicated paste used to promote the agglutination of a wound.

Origin

Late 16th century. After Middle French emplastre aglutinative; compare post-classical Latin ligatura agglutinativa, deligatio agglutinativa.