emplastic
/ɪmˈplastɪk/ /ɛmˈplastɪk/Chiefly Medicine
adjective
Having the property of being adhesive or glutinous; designating this property. Now rare.
Origin
Late Middle English; earliest use found in Guy de Chauliac's Grande Chirurgie. From post-classical Latin emplasticus (also implasticus) causing to adhere from Hellenistic Greek ἐμπλαστικός causing to adhere from ancient Greek ἐμπλαστός daubed on or over + -ικός.
- Alicant
- Alicante
- Alicant soap
- Alice band
- Alice blue
- Alice-in-Wonderland
- Alice-ish
- Alice Springs
- Alician
- alickadoo
- a lick and a promise
- alicorn
- alicyclic
- Alid
- alidade
- alien
- alien abduction
- alienability
- alienable
- alienage
- alienate
- alienate someone's affections
- alienation
- alienation coefficient
- alienation effect