antiadhesive

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adjective

Preventing adhesion.

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectiveantiadhesive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePreventing adhesion.
nounantiadhesive (plural antiadhesives)

plural antiadhesives

  1. Any substance or compound that prevents adhesion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  14. Frenchadhésif
  15. Englishadhesive
  16. Englishantiadhesive

From anti- + adhesive.

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Translations

Catalan antiadherent
  • antiadherentTranslations
French antiadhésif
  • antiadhésifTranslations
Italian antiadesivo
  • antiadesivoTranslations
Portuguese antiaderente, antiaderente
  • antiaderenteTranslations
  • antiaderenteany substance or compound that prevents adhesion
Cite this entry
APA

antiadhesive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiadhesive

MLA

“antiadhesive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiadhesive. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiadhesive,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiadhesive.

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