Nearby Words
noun
1.
a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.; supporter; follower.
adjective
2.
sticking; clinging; adhering: an adherent substance.
3.
bound by contract or other formal agreement: the nations adherent to the Geneva Convention.
4.
Biology. adnate.
5.
Grammar. standing before and modifying a noun; attributive.
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Adherent
is always a great word to know.
So is gamete. Does it mean:
| a mature sexual reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism |
| a plant, animal, or other organism bearing an evolutionary relationship to another, often as a member of the same family |
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Example Sentences
- I, too am an adherent of the much-maligned "chalk-and-talk" method of teaching.
- Any discussion with an adherent will eventually arrive at the point where faith must give way to reason.
- They form disks which are closely adherent to the opposed surfaces.
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Word Origin & History
adherent
c.1400, from L. adhærentem, prp. of adhærere "stick to," from ad- "to" + hærere "to stick" (see hesitation). The noun meaning "one who adheres" is from mid-15c.; that of "adhesive substance" is from 1912.
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