hyperadhesion

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noun

Greater than normal adhesion (typically between cells or their components)

OriginEnglish adhesion ← French adhésion ← Latin adhaesiōnem →
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Meanings

nounhyperadhesion (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyGreater than normal adhesion (typically between cells or their components)

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  8. Proto-Italic*ad
  9. Proto-Italic*ad-
  10. Latinad-
  11. Latinhaereō
  12. Latinadhaereō
  13. Latinadhaesiōnem
  14. Frenchadhésion
  15. Englishadhesion
  16. Englishhyperadhesion

From hyper- + adhesion.

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APA

hyperadhesion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperadhesion

MLA

“hyperadhesion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperadhesion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperadhesion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperadhesion.

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