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adhesion
(/&/d'h/i//Z//@/n )

noun (n)

  • abnormal union of bodily tissues; most common in the abdomen(noun.state)
    source: wordnet30
  • a fibrous band of scar tissue that binds together normally separate anatomical structures(noun.body)
    source: wordnet30
  • the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    A heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion.
    source: wordnet30
  • faithful support for a cause or political party or religion(noun.act)
    Example:
    The adhesion of Seville was decisive.
    source: wordnet30
  • The action of sticking; the state of being attached; intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts united by growth, cement, or the like.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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