bioadhesiven.adj.
/ˌbʌɪəʊədˈhiːsɪv/, /ˌbʌɪəʊədˈhiːzɪv/, U.S. /ˌbaɪoʊædˈhizɪv/, /ˌbaɪoʊədˈhizɪv/, /ˌbaɪoʊædˈhisɪv/, /ˌbaɪoʊədˈhisɪv/ A. n.
An adhesive substance produced by or obtained from living organisms, or used on living, esp. mucosal, tissue.
ΘΚΠ
society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > adhesive > [noun] > other adhesives
mucilage1859
liquid glue1875
seccotine1894
tire-cement1894
superglue1937
Araldite1946
bioadhesive1967
Blu-Tack1972
cyanoacrylate1977
1967 Science 3 Nov. 676/3 Members of staff of the Osborn Laboratories of Marine Sciences have already initiated studies on the bioadhesive secreted by barnacles.
1982 Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon 30 230 Bioadhesive has been also applied successfully in a variety of perioperative bleeding complications.
1996 M. D. Russell Sparrow vii. 57 She..sprayed anesthetic on the cut over his eye. ‘This is going to need stitches but I can do the rest with bioadhesive.’
B. adj.
Designating, relating to, or of the nature of a bioadhesive.
ΚΠ
1970 R. S. Manly Adhesion in Biol. Syst. 139 The bioadhesive secretion from the common sea mussel forms the attachment disk which attaches the distal end of the byssus thread to the adherend.
1991 Sci. News 5 Jan. 9/1 The bioadhesive fibers..run through a resin component consisting primarily of a polyphenolic protein.
2006 Vaccine 24 s2 9/2 Chitosan..is bioadhesive and thereby slows down the clearance of formulations from the nasal cavity.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
<
n.adj.1967