bioadhesion

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noun

biological adhesion

OriginEnglish adhesion ← French adhésion ← Latin adhaesiōnem →
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Meanings

nounbioadhesion (countable and uncountable, plural bioadhesions)

plural bioadhesions

  1. countableuncountablebiological adhesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Latinhaereō
  10. Latinadhaereō
  11. Latinadhaesiōnem
  12. Frenchadhésion
  13. Englishadhesion
  14. Englishbioadhesion

From bio- + adhesion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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