cytoadhesive

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adjective

Relating to cytoadhesion.

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectivecytoadhesive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to cytoadhesion.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκύτος (kútos)
  2. Englishcyto-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  4. Proto-Italic*ad
  5. Proto-Italic*ad-
  6. Latinad-
  7. Latinhaereō
  8. Latinadhaereō
  9. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  10. Frenchadhésif
  11. Englishadhesive
  12. Englishcytoadhesive

From cyto- + adhesive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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