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Definitions for Adhesive
[1] coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
[2] sticking fast; sticky; clinging.
[3] Physics . of or relating to the molecular force that exists in the area of contact between unlike bodies and that acts to unite them.
[4] a substance that causes something to adhere, as glue or rubber cement.
[5] adhesive tape.
[6] Philately . a postage stamp with a gummed back, as distinguished from one embossed or printed on an envelope or card.
[7] able or designed to adhere; sticky adhesive tape
[8] tenacious or clinging
[9] a substance used for sticking objects together, such as glue, cement, or paste
Words related to Adhesive
gummy, sticky, pasty, adherent, holding, clinging, gelatinous, gooey, tenacious, viscous, waxy, glutinous, mucilaginous, viscid, adhering, agglutinant, attaching, clingy, gummed, resinous
Words nearby Adhesive
adherence, adherend, adherent, adhesion, adhesiotomy, adhesive, adhesive absorbent dressing, adhesive bandage, adhesive binding, adhesive capsulitis, adhesive pericarditis
Origin of Adhesive
First recorded in 1660–70; adhes(ion) + -ive
Other words from Adhesive
ad·he·sive·ly , adverb
ad·he·sive·ness , noun
non·ad·he·sive , adjective
non·ad·he·sive·ly , adverb
non·ad·he·sive·ness , noun
sem·i·ad·he·sive , adjective
sem·i·ad·he·sive·ly , adverb
sem·i·ad·he·sive·ness , noun
un·ad·he·sive , adjective
un·ad·he·sive·ly , adverb
un·ad·he·sive·ness , noun
Synonyms for Adhesive
gummy, sticky, adherent, holding, hugging, pasty, adhering, agglutinant, attaching, clinging, clingy, gelatinous, glutinous, gooey, gummed, mucilaginous, resinous, tenacious, viscid, viscous, waxy