Definition of Glues. Meaning of Glues. Synonyms of Glues

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Definition of Glues

Glue
Glue Glue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Glued; p. pr. & vb. n. Gluing.] [F. gluer. See Glue, n.] To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten. This cold, congealed blood That glues my lips, and will not let me speak. --Shak.
Glue
Glue Glue, n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. Gluten.] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. Bee glue. See under Bee. Fish glue, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass. Glue plant (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed (Gloiopeltis tenax). Liquid glue, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid oralcohol. Marine glue, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding.

Meaning of Glues from wikipedia

- first commercial glue plant was established in The Netherlands. This plant produced glues from animal hides. In 1750, the first British glue patent was issued...
- animal parts like horns and hooves, are not considered animal glues as they are not collagen glues. Stereotypically, the animal in question is a horse, and...
- hides and bones were boiled down to make early glues. They worked by solidifying as they dried. Later, glues were made from plant starches like flour or...
- of molecular glues has witnessed an explosion of discoveries targeting native proteins. Examples include synthetic FKBP12-binding glues like FKBP12-rapadocin...
- distinct smell that is given off from some speed glues when used. In 2004, the ITTF decided to ban any glues containing volatile organic solvents as of 1...
- invention of epoxy resin, resorcinol was one of the most common marine glues. Unlike epoxy, it does not have gap filling properties, requiring joints...
- Cyanoacrylate adhesives are sometimes known generically as instant glues, power glues or superglues. The abbreviation "CA" is commonly used for industrial...
- material. Thermoplastic glues including hot-melt adhesives cure reversibly as they cool, like the gelatin and keratin glues listed above. They frequently...
- England, Scotland, and Wales it illegal to sell inhalants, including solvent glues, to persons likely to use them as an intoxicant. As of 2017, thirty-seven...
- Look up glue or gluing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Glue is any fluid adhesive. Glue or GLUE may also refer to: Glue (film), a 2006 Argentine film...