adhesive
noun /ədˈhiːsɪv/, /ədˈhiːzɪv/
/ədˈhiːsɪv/, /ədˈhiːzɪv/
[countable, uncountable]- a substance that you use to make things stick together
- Use a good waterproof adhesive in addition to the screws.
- The adhesive takes at least an hour to set.
Word Originlate 17th cent. (in the sense ‘tending to adhere or cling to’): from French adhésif, -ive, from the verb adhérer, from Latin adhaerere ‘stick to’, from ad- ‘to’ + haerere ‘to stick’.