Adhesive
Adhesive ({not transcribed}) , adjective
[Compare French adhésif.]
1.
Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2.
Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. — Thomson
Collocations (3)
Adhesive inflammation (Surgery) , that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration.
Adhesive plaster , a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.