adhesive

Meanings

Adjective

sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances
apt or tending to adhere; clinging

Noun

a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion

Origin

From French adhésif, from Latin as if *adhaesivus, from *adhaesus, the hypothetical perfect passive participle of adhaereō; see adhere.

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