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adhesive material

DEFINITIONS OF: adhesive material

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n a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

Synonyms:
adhesive, adhesive agent
Types:
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birdlime, lime
a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds
spirit gum
an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin
binder
something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface
cement
something that hardens to act as adhesive material
library paste, paste
an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard
rubber cement
an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha
glue, gum, mucilage
cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive
putty
a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass
iron putty
a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant
red-lead putty
a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings
mastic
a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
wafer
a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters
Type of:
material, stuff
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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