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adhesive

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


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But this is something Henkel, with both a consumer brand division, and adhesive technologies division, has cracked.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."

From Science Daily Jun. 26, 2026

But Hong Kong-based startup PointFit offers a less intrusive alternative using an adhesive patch, whose tiny sensor reads levels of biomarkers like glucose and cortisol from the sweat on users' skin.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Nearly 50 butterflies are cataloged in these pages through rinpun, a technique that uses adhesive to transfer the scales from butterfly wings onto paper.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 10, 2026

We used a lovely alchemical adhesive Simmon had cooked up for the occasion.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The German consumer-goods and adhesives group nudged up its sales-growth guidance for the year after revenue came in ahead of analysts’ estimates, driven by the adhesives business.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

He said adhesives and other raw materials used in making shoes had fuelled the fire.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Many of those operations used petrochemical products and solvents such as resins, adhesives and acrylic compounds like methyl methacrylate, the chemical at the center of the Orange County crisis.

From Los Angeles Times May 27, 2026

Safety and industrial sales increased 4.1%, as strong demand in electrical markets, adhesives and abrasives offset continued challenges in the vehicle aftermarket business.

From MarketWatch Oct. 21, 2025

Ordinarily it will injure the book less than other adhesives, but it should be used sparingly on books that must be rebound.

From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey




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