Definition of tenacious

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Tenacious (a.) Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory..

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Vivacious :: Vivacious (a.) Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived.
Seal :: Seal (n.) Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to give a deed under hand and seal..
Gluten :: Gluten (n.) The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough..
Stiff :: Stiff (superl.) Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff..
Adhesive :: Adhesive (a.) Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances..
Agglutination :: Agglutination (n.) The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.
Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.
Lentous :: Lentous (a.) Viscid; viscous; tenacious.
Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory..
Conglutination :: Conglutination (n.) A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union.
Wax :: Wax (n.) A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow..
Viscid :: Viscid (a.) Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid..
Fast :: Fast (v.) Tenacious; retentive.
Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
Persisting :: Persisting (a.) Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent.
Brittle :: Brittle (a.) Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.
Burdock :: Burdock (n.) A genus of coarse biennial herbs (Lappa), bearing small burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or wool of animals..
Viscous :: Viscous (a.) Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice..
Glutinative :: Glutinative (a.) Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.
Copper :: Copper (n.) A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze..
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