adhesive inflammation

Med.: Iuflammation terminating in adhesion of parts of the body previously separated. adhesive-plaster, s. Pharm. A plaster of litharge, wax, and resin, used for closing wounds. adhesive-slate, s . Min.: An absorbent slaty clay which adheres to the tongue. ad-he-sive-ly, adv . [ADHESIVE.) In an adhesive manner; in a way to stick to. ad-he-sive-ne , s . [ADHESIVE.] 1. Ord. Lang. The power of sticking to, the quality of sticking to; stickine , tenacity of union. "We might also name it [the a ociating principle] the law of adhesion, mental adhesivene or acquisition."- Bain : The Senses and the Intellect , bk. ii., ch. 1. 2. Phren.: The mental faculty by which attachment is manifested and friendships are formed. 81