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adhesive vs spirit gum

spirit gum vs adhesive

adhesive and spirit gum both are nouns.

adhesive is an adjective but spirit gum is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adhesive Yes Yes No No
spirit gum Yes No No No
As nouns, spirit gum is a hyponym of adhesive; that is, spirit gum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adhesive:
  • adhesive: a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
  • spirit gum: an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin
Other hyponyms of adhesive include birdlime, lime, binder, cement, library paste, paste, rubber cement, denture adhesive.
adhesive (noun) spirit gum (noun)
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together an adhesive solution made of gum and ether and used to attach false hair to skin
adhesive (adjective) spirit gum (adjective)
tending to adhere
Difference between adhesive and spirit gum

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