English > adhesive agent: 1 sense > noun 1, substance| Meaning | A substance that unites or bonds surfaces together. |
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| Synonyms | adhesive material, adhesive |
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| Narrower | binder | Something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface |
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| birdlime, lime | A sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds |
| cement | Something that hardens to act as adhesive material |
| paste, library paste | An adhesive made from water and flour or starch |
| rubber cement | An adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha |
| spirit gum | An adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
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| Substances | epoxy, epoxy resin, epoxy glue | A thermosetting resin |
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| Spanish | adhesivo, material adhesivo, pegamento |
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| Catalan | adhesiu, material adhesiu |
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