Ad‐he″sive (�), a. [Cf. F. adhésif.] 1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. Thomson.
Adhesive attraction. (Physics) See Attraction. — Adhesive inflammation(Surg.), that kind of inflammation which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without suppuration. — Adhesive plaster, a sticking; a plaster containing resin, wax, litharge, and olive oil.