deadherent

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adjective

That deadheres

OriginEnglish adherent ← Middle English adherent ← Old French adherent →
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Meanings

adjectivedeadherent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat deadheres

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Latinadhaerēns
  14. Old Frenchadherent
  15. Middle Englishadherent
  16. Englishadherent
  17. Englishdeadherent

From de- + adherent.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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