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ADHESIVE
adhesive
(adjective) tending to adhere
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
adhesive (comparative more adhesive, superlative most adhesive)
sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
apt or tending to adhere; clinging
Synonyms
• (sticky): claggy, tenacious; see also adhesive
Noun
adhesive (plural adhesives)
a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*he"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. adhésif.]
1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction.
– Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.
– Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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