They theorized that the easily reversible adhesion of the gecko's footpads is not dependent solely on those microscopic hairs, but also on the unique internal anatomy of the lizard's foot.
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Adhesion
Synonyms for "adhesion" (51 found)
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Noun(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
adhere to original terms
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8 entrieschemical adhesionelectrostatic adhesionintegrin mediated adhesionintracranial adhesionsmechanical adhesionpelvic adhesionsperitoneal adhesionsprotein mediated adhesion
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6 entriesadhesion moleculeadhesive forcecell adhesionpostoperative adhesionssurface adhesiontissue adhesion
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4 entriesSample sentences
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[N]o waver in Judgment, have I, though Gods mercy, ever been; but a conſtant aſſertor of, and ſufferer for my ſatisfiedneſs in, and adheſion to, the piety and probity of my breeding and belief, vvhich vvas ever, yet is, and I hope, through Gods grace, to death ſhall be, in point of Religion according to the Doctrine and Diſcipline of the Church of England.
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Who doubts that the fineing, whipping, torturing, hanging, embowelling of men, women, and children, guilty of no other crime than adhesion to the Catholic faith, had assisted the Pope and Philip, and their band of English, Scotch, and Irish conspirators, to shake Elizabeth's throne and endanger her life?
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Mistress Affery, heartily glad to effect the proposed compromise, gave in her willing adhesion to it.
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