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Persisting :: Persisting (a.) Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent.

Lute :: Lute (n.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts, etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also luting..

Caramel :: Caramel (n.) A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and flavor..

Grip :: Grip (v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.

Cledgy :: Cledgy (a.) Stiff, stubborn, clayey, or tenacious; as, a cledgy soil..

Short :: Short (superl.) Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive; narrow; not tenacious, as memory..

Red-tapist :: Red-tapist (n.) One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official formalities.

Masticin :: Masticin (n.) A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic..

Vivacious :: Vivacious (a.) Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life; long-lived.

Glutinative :: Glutinative (a.) Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous; glutinous.

Maltha :: Maltha (n.) A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor..

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..

Hellbender :: Hellbender (n.) A large North American aquatic salamander (Protonopsis horrida or Menopoma Alleghaniensis). It is very voracious and very tenacious of life. Also called alligator, and water dog..

Gluten :: Gluten (n.) The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to dough..

Houseleek :: Houseleek (n.) A succulent plant of the genus Sempervivum (S. tectorum), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also ayegreen..

Ropy :: Ropy (a.) capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy sirup; ropy lees..

Agglutination :: Agglutination (n.) The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance; the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.

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..

Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just rights..

Frail :: Frail (superl) Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life; weak; infirm.

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