English Dictionary: adhesive | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Adhesive \Ad*he"sive\, a. [Cf. F. adh[82]sif.] 1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. --Thomson. {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. |