microadhesion

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noun

A microscopic adhesion

OriginEnglish adhesion ← French adhésion ← Latin adhaesiōnem →
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Meanings

nounmicroadhesion (plural microadhesions)

plural microadhesions

  1. A microscopic adhesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  6. Proto-Italic*ad
  7. Proto-Italic*ad-
  8. Latinad-
  9. Latinhaereō
  10. Latinadhaereō
  11. Latinadhaesiōnem
  12. Frenchadhésion
  13. Englishadhesion
  14. Englishmicroadhesion

From micro- + adhesion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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