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adhesive pericarditis(medicine)
adhesive otitis(medicine)

adhesive (iou)



adhesive adjective & noun. L17.
[formed as ADHESION + -IVE.]
A. adjective.
Apt or tending to adhere (fig.), cling to, or persevere in. L17.
Having the property of adhering (lit.); sticky; prepared so as to adhere. L18.
adhesive tape opaque or transparent paper, plastic, etc., coated with an adhesive and used for fastening, sticking, masking, or insulating.
b. noun. Something which adheres; an adhesive substance. L19.
adhesively adverb M19.
adhesiveness noun M18.