gluelike

gluelike
Resembling glue or some aspect of it.

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  • gluelike — adj. resembling glue, sticky, causing adhesion …   English contemporary dictionary

  • glue — gluelike, adj. gluer, n. /glooh/, n., v., glued, gluing. n. 1. a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive. 2. any of various solutions… …   Universalium

  • papermaking — [pā′pər māk΄iŋ] n. the making of paper papermaker n. * * * pa·per·mak·ing (pāʹpər mā kĭng) n. The process or craft of making paper.   paʹper·mak er n. * * * Introduction       formation of a matted or felted sheet, usually of cellulose fibres,… …   Universalium

  • elm — /elm/, n. 1. any tree of the genus Ulmus, as U. procera (English elm), characterized by the gradually spreading columnar manner of growth of its branches. Cf. American elm, elm family. 2. the wood of such a tree. [bef. 1000; ME, OE; c. OHG elm;… …   Universalium

  • papyrus — papyral, papyrian /peuh pir ee euhn/, papyrine /peuh puy rin/, adj. papyritious /pap euh rish euhs/, adj. /peuh puy reuhs/, n., pl. papyri / puy ruy, ree/, papyruses. 1. a tall, aquatic plant, Cyperus papyrus, of the sedge family, native to the… …   Universalium

  • slippery elm — 1. an elm, Ulmus rubra, of eastern North America, having a mucilaginous inner bark. 2. the bark of this elm, used as a demulcent. [1740 50] * * * or red elm Large leaved elm (Ulmus rubra or U. fulva) of eastern North America that has hard wood… …   Universalium

  • soil — soil1 soilless, adj. /soyl/, n. 1. the portion of the earth s surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus. 2. a particular kind of earth: sandy soil. 3. the ground as producing vegetation or as cultivated for its crops: fertile soil. 4. a… …   Universalium

  • library paste — noun A gluelike adhesive made from a mixture of water and flour (or starch), used to bind paper or paperboard …   Wiktionary

  • colloid — 1. Aggregates of atoms or molecules in a finely divided state (submicroscopic), dispersed in a gaseous, liquid, or solid medium, and resisting sedimentation, diffusion, and filtration, thus differing from precipitates. SEE ALSO: hydrocolloid …   Medical dictionary

  • glio- — Glue, gluelike (relating specifically to the neuroglia). [G. glia, glue] * * * see gli …   Medical dictionary

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