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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

Any good chemist will sell this, but its purity is a matter of great importance, for you want the maximum of adhesiveness with the minimum of the material.

From Stained Glass Work A text-book for students and workers in glass by Whall, C. W.