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antiadhesive

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntider. Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive English antiadhesive From anti- + adhesive.

  1. derived from adhaesivus
  2. derived from adhésif
  3. prefixed as antiadhesive — “anti + adhesive”

Definitions

  1. Preventing adhesion.

  2. Any substance or compound that prevents adhesion.

The neighborhood

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