gluelike

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Each sample had a binding component like plant resin or gum, which have also been used for their water-repelling and gluelike properties since antiquity.

From Science Magazine • May 20, 2022

Consuming a gluelike blob of anything caked in sand and coastal debris is a good opportunity for an animal to choke, and potentially, to die.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2017

And here the bees had been put to further use; Nadin daubs the paintings with propolis, the dark gluelike substance bees make to seal their hives.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2011

Now Raices is working with Swedish researchers on an enzyme that digests lignin, a gluelike material that bedevils paper manufacturers.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is not just the gluelike quality of the oil that poses a danger.

From Time Magazine Archive