English Explanatory Dictionary

adhesivity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The condition of being adhesive
  2. A measure of adhesiveness

Word forms

adhesivity adhesivities

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English adhesivity From adhesive + -ity.

Derived words

mucoadhesivity
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