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Adherend

[ad-heer-uhnd, -her-, ad-hi-rend]

ad·her·end

[ad-heer-uhnd, -her-, ad-hi-rend]
noun Chemistry.
any substance bonded to another by an adhesive.

Origin:
1945–50; adhere + -end (< Latin -endum gerund suffix)
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Adherend is always a great word to know.
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having an unsymmetrical arrangement of atoms in a molecule, or noting a carbon atom bonded to four different atoms or groups
the condition existing when a chemical reaction and its reverse reaction proceed at equal rates
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