inglobate

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English

Adjective

inglobate (comparative more inglobate, superlative most inglobate)

  1. In the form of a globe or sphere; applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.[1]

Verb

inglobate (third-person singular simple present inglobates, present participle inglobating, simple past and past participle inglobated)

  1. To incorporate something into a larger globular thing
    • 1959, D. Campanacci, “Pulmonary emphysema due to bronchitic-asthmatic obstruction”, in Scientia medica italica, volume 8, page 310:
      The scar of the obstructed bronchiole is inglobated in the wall of the free bronchiole.
    • 1985, Proceedings of the JSLE International Tribology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, July 8-10, 1985:
      The base electrolytic solution is continuosly agitated so that particles to be inglobated are distributed uniformly.
    • 2015, Caterina Barone, Food Packaging Hygiene, →ISBN, page 42:
      In relation to food contact-approved PVC materials, inglobated plasticisers can gradually migrate from the plasticised object to foods depending on the influence of factors such as the temperature or the physical medium (solvent, food).

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

inglobate

  1. inflection of inglobare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

inglobate f pl

  1. feminine plural of inglobato