Definition of tenacious

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Tenacious (a.) Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.

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Cledgy :: Cledgy (a.) Stiff, stubborn, clayey, or tenacious; as, a cledgy soil..
Ropy :: Ropy (a.) capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees..
Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory..
Close :: Close (v. t.) Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids..
Adhesive :: Adhesive (a.) Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances..
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..
Tenacy :: Tenacy (n.) Tenaciousness; obstinacy.
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..
Vivacious :: Vivacious (a.) Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived.
Tenacity :: Tenacity (n.) The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose..
Gripple :: Gripple (a.) Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious.
Persistent :: Persistent (a.) Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of position or purpose.
Calcium :: Calcium (n.) An elementary substance; a metal which combined with oxygen forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and malleable. It is a member of the alkaline earth group of elements. Atomic weight 40. Symbol Ca..
Caramel :: Caramel (n.) A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor..
Stiddy :: Sticky (superl.) Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey; viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.
Tough :: Tough (superl.) Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as, tough phlegm..
Lentous :: Lentous (a.) Viscid; viscous; tenacious.
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..
Conglutination :: Conglutination (n.) A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious substance; junction; union.
Gluten :: Gluten (n.) The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough..
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