hyperadhesion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Greater than normal adhesion (typically between cells or their components)

Word forms

hyperadhesion

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion English hyperadhesion From hyper- + adhesion.

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