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Definition of adhesive noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

adhesive

noun
 
/ədˈhiːsɪv/,
 
/ədˈhiːzɪv/
 
/ədˈhiːsɪv/,
 
/ədˈhiːzɪv/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. a substance that you use to make things stick together
    • Use a good waterproof adhesive in addition to the screws.
    • The adhesive takes at least an hour to set.
    Word Originlate 17th cent. (in the sense ‘tending to adhere or cling to’): from French adhésif, -ive, from the verb adhérer, from Latin adhaerere ‘stick to’, from ad- ‘to’ + haerere ‘to stick’.
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