Definitions

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  • noun manufacturing, chemistry A tackiness agent; a substance which is added in order to increase tack.

Etymologies

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From tack +‎ -ifier or tackify +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Red Avenue, meanwhile, began urging Mr. Yang and a partner who built plants for multinational chemical makers to challenge SI Group with their own tackifier factory, Mr. Yang said.

    In China, Tire-Espionage Suit Treads Loudly James T. Areddy 2011

  • One of the 105-year-old company's biggest businesses is a group of resins with an important role in making tires: bonding plies of synthetic rubber with sticky balls of "phenolic tackifier" the company calls SP-1068.

    In China, Tire-Espionage Suit Treads Loudly James T. Areddy 2011

  • According to documents provided by the county, only large quantities of tackifier would have adverse effects on wildlife if dumped in a creek or pond.

    KRDO.com 2010

  • Chavez told NEWSCHANNEL13 the tackifier used is more environmentally friendly, but that it still contains some toxic materials.

    KRDO.com 2010

  • Chavez said it appeared the tackifier runoff was contained at the curb line and the catch basin in the storm water drain.

    KRDO.com 2010

  • Douglas County Senior Code Enforcement Officer Kirk Streeter said on Thursday that the county is requiring the owners of the vacant lot to take immediate steps to mitigate the dust problem, including the use of the aforementioned solvent, known as a "tackifier."

    The Record-Courier - Top Stories by Scott Neuffer 2010

  • "We did take a look at the grass area, and there is no sign of tackifier material in there.

    KRDO.com 2010

  • Probing the viscoelastic properties of brominated isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene rubber / tackifier blends using a rubber process analyzer. (

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • Probing the viscoelastic properties of brominated isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene rubber / tackifier blends using a rubber process analyzer. (

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

  • Probing the viscoelastic properties of brominated isobutylene-co-p-methylstyrene rubber / tackifier blends using a rubber process analyzer. (

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2009

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