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adhesive

[ad-hee-siv, -ziv] / ædˈhi sɪv, -zɪv /


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Henkel’s deal for Stahl comes after the company recently said it would acquire ATP Adhesive Systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Adhesive tape or sticky notes are easy to attach to a surface, but can be difficult to remove.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2024

Adhesive hangers are good for many things — especially if your lease forbids making any holes in the wall — but they’re not for heavy art or mirrors.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Adhesive tapings from his clothes were examined and a DNA match to Watson was made.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022

Extension by Adhesive Plaster and Weight and Pulley 220 117.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander




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