The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Adhesive \Ad*he"sive\, a. [Cf. F. adh['e]sif.]
   1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
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   2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. --Thomson.
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   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.
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