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English

Etymology

adhésif.

Pronunciation

  • WEAE IPA: /ædˈhi.sɪv/


Adjective

  1. sticky|Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
  2. apt|Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.


Noun

  1. A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion.


Translations


ar:adhesive bg:adhesive et:adhesive fa:adhesive fr:adhesive gl:adhesive io:adhesive id:adhesive it:adhesive pl:adhesive ru:adhesive fi:adhesive ta:adhesive te:adhesive vi:adhesive tr:adhesive zh:adhesive

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Adhesive \Ad*he"sive\, a. [Cf. F. adh['e]sif.]
1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
[1913 Webster]

2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. --Thomson.
[1913 Webster]

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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet adhesive
adj : tending to adhere [ant: nonadhesive]
n : a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together [syn: {adhesive
material}]
Moby Dictionary
adherent , affixation , amylaceous , annexation , attachment , barnacle ,
binding , birdlime , bond , bramble , brier , bulldog , bulldogged ,
bulldoggish , bulldoggy , bullheaded , burr , cement , clabbered ,
clammy , clasping , clingy , clotted , coagulated , curdled , decal ,
decalcomania , doughy , fastener , fastening , fish glue , gaumy ,
gelatinous , girding , glairy , glue , gluelike , gluey , gluten ,
glutenous , glutinose , glutinous , gooey , grumous , gum , gumbo ,
gumbolike , gumlike , gummous , gummy , gunk , heavy , hooking ,
inspissated , jelled , jellied , jellylike , knot , lashing , leech ,
library paste , ligation , lime , limpet , lute , mastic , molasses ,
mucilage , mucilaginous , obstinate , paste , pasty , persistent ,
plaster , prickle , putty , remora , ropy , rubber cement , sealing wax ,
self-adhesive , size , slabby , slimy , slithery , solder , splice ,
starchy , stickable , sticker , sticking , sticky , stodgy , stringy ,
stubborn , syrup , syrupy , tacky , tenacious , thick , thickened , thorn ,
tieing , tough , tremelloid , tremellose , viscid , viscose , viscous ,
wafer , zipping


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