disadhesive

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by disadhesion.

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectivedisadhesive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or accompanied by disadhesion.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Latindis-
  8. Middle Englishdis-
  9. Englishdis-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  11. Proto-Italic*ad
  12. Proto-Italic*ad-
  13. Latinad-
  14. Latinhaereō
  15. Latinadhaereō
  16. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  17. Frenchadhésif
  18. Englishadhesive
  19. Englishdisadhesive

From dis- + adhesive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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