adhesive
adjective
coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance.
adhesiveness
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a word derived from
adhesive.
Example Sentences
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Now, researchers in ACS' Journal of Proteome Research have analyzed the proteins in wheat-based glues applied in historic bookbinding to provide insights on their adhesiveness and how they degrade.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 25, 2024
If so, is it the color of the tape that matters, or the make, or the level of adhesiveness?
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 11, 2016
The Sports & Fitness Industry Assn. oversees the third-party testing of gloves to make sure the products meet but do not exceed specifications for adhesiveness and other qualities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2015
Expansion of the thoracic cavity also causes the lungs to expand, due to the adhesiveness of the pleural fluid.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Washing of the paper with antiseptic solutions will destroy its adhesiveness to the plaster and often cause bulging and general destruction.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner
