glue
noun
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
gluelike
-
a word derived from
glue.
Example Sentences
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Each sample had a binding component like plant resin or gum, which have also been used for their water-repelling and gluelike properties since antiquity.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2022
Consuming a gluelike blob of anything caked in sand and coastal debris is a good opportunity for an animal to choke, and potentially, to die.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2017
And here the bees had been put to further use; Nadin daubs the paintings with propolis, the dark gluelike substance bees make to seal their hives.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2011
It is not just the gluelike quality of the oil that poses a danger.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now Raices is working with Swedish researchers on an enzyme that digests lignin, a gluelike material that bedevils paper manufacturers.
From Time Magazine Archive
