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  • noun Plural form of adhesive.

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Examples

  • Fuller CEO's '08 compensation slightly up H.B. Fuller raises dividend 3% H.B. Fuller opens tech center in German adhesives firm H.B. Fuller Co. 's profit declined 17 percent in

    WN.com - Articles related to Exxon-Sabic venture to cost $5b 2009

  • Fuller CEO's '08 compensation slightly up H.B. Fuller raises dividend 3% H.B. Fuller opens tech center in German adhesives firm H.B. Fuller Co. 's profit declined 17 percent in

    WN.com - Articles related to Exxon-Sabic venture to cost $5b 2009

  • Fuller CEO's '08 compensation slightly up H.B. Fuller raises dividend 3% H.B. Fuller opens tech center in German adhesives firm H.B. Fuller Co. 's profit declined 17 percent in

    WN.com - Articles related to Exxon-Sabic venture to cost $5b 2009

  • Fuller CEO's '08 compensation slightly up H.B. Fuller raises dividend 3% H.B. Fuller opens tech center in German adhesives firm H.B. Fuller Co. 's profit declined 17 percent in

    WN.com - Articles related to Exxon-Sabic venture to cost $5b 2009

  • Mr. Rorsted calls adhesives a "more aggressive growth driver" than the company's other divisions, despite its higher volatility due to the more cyclical nature of industrial clients.

    Henkel Chief Sticks with Glue Harriet Torry 2011

  • Mr. Rorsted calls adhesives a "more aggressive growth driver" than the company's other divisions, despite its higher volatility due to the more cyclical nature of industrial clients.

    Henkel Chief Sticks with Glue Harriet Torry 2011

  • Inspired by the hairs that allow geckos to hang single-toed from sheer walls and scamper along ceilings, a UC Berkeley-led team of researchers has created an array of synthetic micro-fibers that uses very high friction to support loads on smooth surfaces without the stickiness found in adhesives.

    August 22nd, 2006 2006

  • There are a number of possible explanations for these disappointing results: The one-billionth of a gram of cells in human saliva that would have been deposited on a stamp or envelope flap did not survive the years; heat used to laminate the Ripper letters for conservation destroyed the nuclear DNA; suboptimal storage for a hundred years caused degradation and destruction of the DNA; or perhaps the adhesives were the culprit.

    Portrait of a Killer Cornwell, Patricia 1930

  • Structural Adhesives are defined as adhesives which can support a structural load when fully cured.

    ThomasNet News - Today's New Product News ThomasNet News 2010

  • Structural Adhesives are defined as adhesives which can support a structural load when fully cured.

    ThomasNet News - Today's New Product News 2010

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