Definition of adhesive

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Adhesive (a.) Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances..

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Daub :: Daub (v. t.) To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear..
Weak :: Weak (v. i.) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship..
Gecko :: Gecko (n.) Any lizard of the family Geckonidae. The geckoes are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the United States. See Wall gecko, Fanfoot..
Gummy :: Gummy (a.) Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
Dauby :: Dauby (a.) Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive.
Agglutinative :: Agglutinative (a.) Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having power to cause adhesion; adhesive..
Traction :: Traction (n.) The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like..
Plaster :: Plaster (n.) An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking plaster..
Tenacious :: Tenacious (a.) Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous; sticking; adhesive.
Emplastic :: Emplastic (a.) Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as, emplastic applications..
Gummosity :: Gummosity (n.) Gumminess; a viscous or adhesive quality or nature.
Adhesively :: Adhesively (adv.) In an adhesive manner.
Neoplasty :: Neoplasty (n.) Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty..
Vehicle :: Vehicle (n.) Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it..
Smear :: Smear (n.) Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain..
Tacky :: Tacky (a.) Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried..
Glutinous :: Glutinous (a.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland..
Mud :: Mud (n.) Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
Slime :: Slime (n.) Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality; viscous mud..
Slippery :: Slippery (a.) Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances render things slippery..
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