counteradhesive

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adjective

That counters adhesion

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectivecounteradhesive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat counters adhesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  13. Proto-Italic*ad
  14. Proto-Italic*ad-
  15. Latinad-
  16. Latinhaereō
  17. Latinadhaereō
  18. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  19. Frenchadhésif
  20. Englishadhesive
  21. Englishcounteradhesive

From counter- + adhesive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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