detainableadj.
/dɪˈteɪnəb(ə)l/ Capable of being detained.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > fact or action of being joined or joining > attachment > [adjective] > attached by something adhesive > having adhesive quality
cleavingc1350
holdingc1400
withholdingc1430
fatc1503
gluing1572
adhering1592
viscous1605
tenacious1648
birdlimey1657
adhesive1661
agglutinating1664
sticky1688
clingy1708
adherescent1743
tacky1788
detainable1801
detentive1881
stickfast1888
stick-on1904
1801 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 12 581 It seems..detainable, like water, by an attraction of cohesion, on the surface of certain bodies.
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adj.1801