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adhesive vs denture adhesive

denture adhesive vs adhesive

adhesive and denture adhesive both are nouns.

adhesive is an adjective but denture adhesive is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adhesive Yes Yes No No
denture adhesive Yes No No No
As nouns, denture adhesive is a hyponym of adhesive; that is, denture adhesive is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adhesive:
  • adhesive: a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
  • denture adhesive: A denture adhesive is a product used to secure dentures in the oral cavity.
Other hyponyms of adhesive include birdlime, lime, spirit gum, binder, cement, library paste, paste, rubber cement.
adhesive (noun) denture adhesive (noun)
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together A denture adhesive is a product used to secure dentures in the oral cavity.
adhesive (adjective) denture adhesive (adjective)
tending to adhere
Difference between adhesive and denture adhesive

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