adhesive

Noun · Adjective
US[ad-hee-siv]/ædˈhisɪv/3 syllablesalso [uhd-hee-siv] /ədˈhisɪv/
Synonyms: adhesive materialadhesive agent

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces togetherSynonyms: adhesive materialadhesive agentType of material, stuffKinds cement, binder, birdlime, spirit gum, denture adhesive, paste, rubber cementMade of epoxy, epoxy resin

Adjective (1)

  1. tending to adhereOpposite nonadhesiveSimilar gluey, cohesive, pitchy, adherent, gum-like, sticky, gummed, bondable +5 more

Related words adhesive material noun, adhere verb, adherence noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ad·he′sive (…), adjective

Origin: Cf. F. adhésif.

1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. James Thomson

Adhesive attraction. Physics See Attraction. — Adhesive inflammation Surgery, 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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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