Definition of adhesive Adhesive
/ædhiˈsɪv/ - [atdheesiv] - ad•he•sive
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What does adhesive mean?
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| adhesive - tending to adhere | ||
| nonadhesive not tending to adhere | ||
| adherent sticking fast | ||
| agglutinate, agglutinative united as if by glue | ||
| bondable capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass | ||
| tenacious, coherent sticking together; "two coherent sheets"; "tenacious burrs" | ||
| cohesive causing cohesion; "a cohesive agent" | ||
| gluey, glutinous, mucilaginous, viscid, gummy, pasty, viscous, sticky having the sticky properties of an adhesive | ||
| gooey, icky soft and sticky | ||
| gum-like resembling chewing gum | ||
| gummed, gummy covered with adhesive gum | ||
| resinous, resiny, tarry, pitchy having the characteristics of pitch or tar | ||
| self-sealing seals without the application of moisture; "self-sealing envelopes" | ||
| stick-on of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance; "stick-on labels" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- adhesive (a.)
Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. - adhesive (a.)
Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
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adhesive
Substance used for sticking objects together.
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An adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or synthetic sources. Some modern adhesives are extremely strong, and are becoming increasingly important in modern construction and industry.
History.
The first adhesives were natural gums and other plant resins. Archaeologists have found 6000-year-old ceramic vessels that had broken and been repaired using plant resin.
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🔤- adhesive, noun, singular of adhesives.
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