readhesive

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adjective

relating to readhesion

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectivereadhesive (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerelating to readhesion

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  7. Proto-Italic*ad
  8. Proto-Italic*ad-
  9. Latinad-
  10. Latinhaereō
  11. Latinadhaereō
  12. Medieval Latinadhaesivu
  13. Frenchadhésif
  14. Englishadhesive
  15. Englishreadhesive

From re- + adhesive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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