adhesion.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
Meaning & usage
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
An agreement to adhere.
An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin adhaesiōnemlbor. French adhésionder. English adhesion From French adhésion, from Latin stem of adhaesio, from past participle of adhaerare.
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