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1. adhesive
   Substance that sticks two surfaces together. Natural adhesives (glues) include gelatin in its crude industrial form (made from bones, hide fragments, and fish offal) and vegetable gums. Synthetic adhesives include thermoplastic and thermosetting resins, which are often stronger than the substances they join; mixtures of epoxy resin and hardener...
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2. adhesive
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ad-hē′siv Definitions: 1. Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an adhesion. 2. Any material that adheres to a surface or causes adherence between surfaces.
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3. Adhesive
   a substance that bonds together the surfaces of two other materials.
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4. adhesive
   [adj] - tending to adhere
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5. Adhesive
   1) A substance (cement, glue, gum) capable of holding materials together by surface contact. 2) The portion of a pressure sensitive abel which allows the label to cling to its intended surface
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6. Adhesive
   A substance capable of holding material together by surface attachment. See also: Abhesive, Anaerobic Adhesive, Glue.
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7. Adhesive
   A substance capable of holding materials together by a surface attachment
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8. Adhesive
   Any compound that can stick two surfaces together is classified as an adhesive. Simple adhesives are of cellulose, starch and rubbers. Modern adhesives are based upon complex polymeric materials. The adhesive is spread in an unpolymerised form, and the adhesive properties increase as polymerisation occurs between the two surfaces.
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9. Adhesive
   a substance that bonds together the surfaces of two other materials.
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10. Adhesive
    Any compound that can stick two surfaces together is classified as an adhesive. Simple adhesives are of cellulose, starch and rubbers. Modern adhesives are based upon complex polymeric materials. The adhesive is spread in an unpolymerised form, and the ad
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11. Adhesive
    A substance capable of holding materials together by surface attachment.
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12. Adhesive
    Substance applied to mating surfaces to bond them together by surface attachment.
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13. adhesive
    may be of animal,vegetable or mineral origin,e.g.,dextrin,glue,tar,gum,asphalt or latex Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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14. Adhesive
    Ad·he'sive adjective [ Confer French adhésif .] 1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction . (Physics) See Attraction <...
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15. adhesive
    1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances that cause the adherence of two surfaces. They include glues (properly collagen-derived adhesives), mucilages, sticky pastes, gums, resins, or latex. ... 2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Adhesive attraction. ... 3. <physics> That kind of infl...
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16. adhesive
    adjective tending to adhere
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17. adhesive
    (ad-he´siv) pertaining to, characterized by, or causing adhesion. a substance that causes close adherence of adjoining surfaces.
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18. Adhesive
    • (a.) Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances. • (a.) Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.
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19. adhesive
    any substance that is capable of holding materials together in a functional manner by surface attachment that resists separation. `Adhesive` as a ... [10 related articles]
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20. adhesive
    adhesive 1. Having the property of sticking; sticky. 2. Furnished with an appliance for adhesion; such as, with glue on an envelope flap or on a postage stamp, etc.
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21. adhesive
    A substance used to bond two surfaces together
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22. adhesive
    a general term for all non-metallic materials that can join solids by surface bonding and internal strength (adhesion and cohesion)
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23. adhesive
    adhesive, substance capable of sticking to surfaces of other substances and bonding them to one another. The term adhesive cement is sometimes used in place of adhesive, especially when referring to a synthetic adhesive. Animal glue, a gelatin made from hides, hooves, or bones, was probably known in...
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24. Adhesive
    An adhesive is a sticky substance.
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25. Adhesive
    An `adhesive`, or `glue`, is a mixture in a liquid or semi-liquid state that adheres or bonds items together. Adhesives may come from either natural or synthetic sources. The types of materials that can be bonded are vast but they are especially useful for bonding thin materials. Adhesives cure (har...
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