thermoadhesive

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adjective

Thermally adhesive.

OriginEnglish adhesive ← French adhésif ← Medieval Latin adhaesivu →
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Meanings

adjectivethermoadhesive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThermally adhesive.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  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. Englishthermoadhesive

From thermo- + adhesive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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