Category:Adhesive

Ad*he"sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. adhésif.]

1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson. Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction.

-- Adhesive inflammation (Surg.), 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.