coadhesion

C3O1A1D2H4E1S1I1O1N1

noun

adhesion along with another material

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nouncoadhesion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableadhesion along with another material

    It was also reported that Mfa1 fimbriae are essential for coadhesion and community formation with oral commensal bacteria such as Streptococcus gordonii [11 ] and for survival within human myeloid dendritic cells [15 ].

    2015 October 6, “Mfa4, an Accessory Protein of Mfa1 Fimbriae, Modulates Fimbrial Biogenesis, Cell Auto-Aggregation, and Biofilm Formation in Porphyromonas gingivalis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  9. Proto-Italic*ad
  10. Proto-Italic*ad-
  11. Latinad-
  12. Latinhaereō
  13. Latinadhaereō
  14. Latinadhaesiōnem
  15. Frenchadhésion
  16. Englishadhesion
  17. Englishcoadhesion

From co- + adhesion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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