Adhesive vs. Latex

Adhesiveadjective

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

Latexnoun

A clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid esp. plasma and lymph

Adhesiveadjective

Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.

Latexnoun

The milky sap of several trees that coagulates on exposure to air; used to make rubber.

Adhesivenoun

A substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion.

Latexnoun

An emulsion of rubber in water, used in adhesives and the like.

Adhesiveadjective

Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.

Latexnoun

(uncountable) Natural latex rubber, especially non-vulcanized rubber, such as is used in making latex gloves, latex condoms, and latex clothing.

Adhesiveadjective

Apt or tending to adhere; clinging.

Latexnoun

A milky or colored juice in certain plants in cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic, bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc upon coagulation. The lattex of the India rubber plant produces the rubber of commerce on coagulation.

Adhesivenoun

a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

Latexnoun

Any aqueous emulsion of finely divided rubber or plastic particles, especially such an emulsion used as a base for paint; as, a latex paint.

Adhesiveadjective

tending to adhere

Latexnoun

a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

Adhesive

Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation.The use of adhesives offers certain advantages over other binding techniques such as sewing, mechanical fastenings, or welding. These include the ability to bind different materials together, the more efficient distribution of stress across a joint, the cost-effectiveness of an easily mechanized process, and greater flexibility in design.

Latexnoun

a water-base paint having a latex binder

Latexnoun

a milky fluid found in many plants, such as poppies and spurges, which exudes when the plant is cut and coagulates on exposure to the air. The latex of the rubber tree is the chief source of natural rubber.

Latexnoun

a synthetic product resembling latex used to make paints, coatings, etc.

Latex

Latex is a stable dispersion (emulsion) of polymer microparticles in water. Latexes are found in nature, but synthetic latexes are common as well.