Araldite

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proper noun

Any of a range of adhesives that set by the interaction of an epoxy resin with a hardener.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Any of a range of adhesives that set by the interaction of an epoxy resin with a hardener.
verbAraldite (third-person singular simple present Araldites, present participle Aralditing, simple past and past participle Araldited)

present singular third person Araldites · participle present Aralditing · participle past Araldited · past Araldited

  1. transitiveTo glue with, or as with, Araldite.

    And the game's so challenging I bet you'll be Araldited to that self-same keyboard for weeks on end if you're not careful.

    1987, "Jack the Nipper II" (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 24, page 43
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    It was also Pete who had the idea of taking a pair of welding goggles and removing the dark glass, replacing it with clear glass and Aralditing two glass prisms onto the front […]

    2003, John Cavanagh, Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, page 34

Origin

Brand name, derived from the initials of Aero Research Limited + -ite.

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APA

Araldite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Araldite

MLA

“Araldite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Araldite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Araldite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Araldite.

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