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
When done it should not be at all watery, nor yet dry, but have sufficient adhesiveness to stand well on a dish or buttered toast.
From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by F. L. (Fanny Lemira) Gillette
