ADHESIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does adhesive mean? 

• ADHESIVE (noun)
  The noun ADHESIVE has 1 sense:

1. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

  Familiarity information: ADHESIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• ADHESIVE (adjective)
  The adjective ADHESIVE has 1 sense:

1. tending to adhere

  Familiarity information: ADHESIVE used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ADHESIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

adhesive; adhesive agent; adhesive material

Hypernyms ("adhesive" is a kind of...):

material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)

Meronyms (substance of "adhesive"):

epoxy; epoxy glue; epoxy resin (a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adhesive"):

birdlime; lime (a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds)

spirit gum (an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin)

binder (something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface)

cement (something that hardens to act as adhesive material)

library paste; paste (an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard)

rubber cement (an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha)

Derivation:

adhesive (tending to adhere)

• ADHESIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to adhere

Similar:

sticky (covered with an adhesive material)

stick-on (of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance)

self-sealing (seals without the application of moisture)

pitchy; resinous; resiny; tarry (having the characteristics of pitch or tar)

gummed; gummy (covered with adhesive gum)

gum-like (resembling chewing gum)

gooey; icky (soft and sticky)

gluey; glutinous; gummy; mucilaginous; pasty; sticky; viscid; viscous (having the sticky properties of an adhesive)

cohesive (causing cohesion)

coherent; tenacious (sticking together)

bondable (capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass)

agglutinate; agglutinative (united as if by glue)

adherent (sticking fast)

Antonym:

nonadhesive (not tending to adhere)

Derivation:

adhere (stick to firmly)

adhesive (a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together)

adhesiveness (the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes intercellular adhesion molecule 2 protein, plays a role in the mediation of adhesive interactions important for antigen-specific immune response, NK-cell mediated clearance, and lymphocyte recirculation.

(ICAM2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Family of integral membrane proteins which serve as receptors for fibronectin, laminin, and other adhesive extracellular glycoproteins.

(Integrin, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Fibronectin fragment CH-296 is used in retroviral-based gene transfer procedures, which utilizes adhesive property of fibronectin to bring virions to target cells and to facilitate co-localization, thereby increasing gene transfer efficiency.

(Fibronectin Fragment CH296, NCI Thesaurus)

They all appear to be adhesive, and there is a distinct odour of lime-cream.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Fibronectins function as adhesive ligand-like molecules in cell adhesion, morphology, and surface architecture.

(Fibronectin, NCI Thesaurus)

It mediates adhesive interactions important for antigen-specific immune response, NK-cell mediated clearance, lymphocyte recirculation, and other cellular interactions important for immune response and surveillance.

(Intercellular Adhesion Molecule 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Major glycoprotein of basement membrane and other extracellular matrix structures; serves as an adhesive, chemoattractant, and cell activator during neurogenesis and other cell growth events.

(Laminin, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

A drug delivery system that often contains an adhesive backing that is usually applied to an external site on the body.

(Patch, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid composed of an impermeable occlusive backing and a formulation matrix in which the active and/or inert ingredient(s) are dissolved or dispersed; possibly includes an adhesive layer.

(Patch Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A fabric or a narrow extruded synthetic material usually with an adhesive on one or both sides, impregnated with active and inert ingredient(s) .

(Medicated Tape Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)