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adhesion
  1. The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
  2. Persistent attachment or loyalty.
  3. An agreement to adhere.
  4. (medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
  5. (Biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “They will achieve high adhesion on almost any surface.”
      “After that there was an ice and snow circle track where you could push the cars up to where normally centrifugal force would take over from gravity and tyres adhesion and spin a vehicle into the ditch.”
      “Furthermore, our measurements of 10 atm of adhesion pressure strongly contradict the suction hypothesis.”
adherence
  1. A close physical union of two objects.
  2. Faithful support for some cause.
  3. (medicine) An extent to which a patient continues an agreed treatment plan.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “I'm touched by your strict adherence to the rules of road safety, Eric.”
      “He professed himself immoveable in his adherence to the King.”
      “Irreversible adherence to the surface is the most significant mechanism by which bacteria colonize and invade the host.”
adherency
  1. (obsolete) The state or quality of being adherent; adherence.
  2. (obsolete) That which adheres.
adhesivity
  1. (uncountable) The condition of being adhesive
  2. (countable) A measure of adhesiveness
adhesive
adherer
  1. An adherent, one who adheres to (practices or follows a belief).
  2. Examples:
    1. “In this study children whose caregivers paid for medication before ART were more adherer than those who did not pay.”
adherend
  1. That which adheres to something else by adhesion.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Gecko's toe pad exhibits numerous free-standing and flexible fibrous structures which can penetrate into surface asperities for enhanced splitting contacts with the adherend.”
adhesiveness
  1. the quality of being, or the degree to which a thing is, adhesive
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Dextrans can decrease platelet adhesiveness, serum fibrinogen, and other factor levels to cause bleeding.”
      “This has been suggested to affect cancer cell adhesiveness, which may subsequently have consequences on metastasis.”
      “Lucid lubricants are characterized by their extreme stringiness, adhesiveness and limpidness.”
adherent
  1. A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Blyth was a staunch adherent of Darwin's views.”
      “A passionate adherent of New Orleans jazz. Russell devoted much time and energy towards the self-appointed task of recording authentic folk jazz and issuing the resultant records.”
adhesivenesses
adhesivities
  1. plural of adhesivity
adherences
adherencies
  1. plural of adherency
adhesions
  1. plural of adhesion
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Endometriosis, tubal surgery and pelvic surgery result in pelvic and tubal adhesions and abnormal tubal function.”
      “There are no adhesions, abnormal fluid collection, or unusual color changes.”
      “Pelvic inflammatory disease, surgery or endometriosis can cause adhesions or scar tissue.”
adherends
  1. plural of adherend
  2. Examples:
    1. “The gluing ability of cornstarch adhesives depended on their capacity to disperse and permeate in surface of adherends.”
adherents
  1. plural of adherent
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “This distinct liturgical tradition, precisely because it is distinct, is attracting new adherents.”
      “Worker militancy certainly persisted, but it attracted fewer adherents than in other countries.”
      “Most mainstream religions might raise an eyebrow or two at the idea of their adherents doing that.”
adhesives
  1. plural of adhesive
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “A patient told the phlebotomist that she was acutely allergic to adhesives.”
      “The researchers estimate that nano-velcro would be about 30 times stronger than conventional epoxy adhesives.”
      “There are of course better adhesives to bind false teeth and gums together.”
adherers
  1. plural of adherer
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