adhesive agent

Definitions of adhesive agent

1. noun

   a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
   synonyms: adhesive, adhesive material

   types:

   birdlime, lime

   a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

   spirit gum

   an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin

   binder

   something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface

   cement

   something that hardens to act as adhesive material

   library paste, paste

   an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard

   rubber cement

   an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha

   glue, gum, mucilage

   cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

   putty

   a dough-like mixture of whiting and boiled linseed oil; used especially to patch woodwork or secure panes of glass

   iron putty

   a cement resembling putty; made by mixing ferric oxide and boiled linseed oil; is acid resistant

   red-lead putty

   a cement resembling putty; made by mixing white and red lead in boiled linseed oil; used as luting on pipe fittings

   mastic

   a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler

   wafer

   a small adhesive disk of paste; used to seal letters

   type of:

   material, stuff

   the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object