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NALT Full

Preferred term

adhesives

Type

Chemical

Definition

A substance capable of holding materials together by surface attachment. It is a general term and includes cements, mucilage, and paste, as well as glue.
Source: Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

technical chemicals

Narrower concepts

bioadhesives

Related concepts

Synonyms

glues

In other languages

adhesivos

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/198

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