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Araldite

Araldite proper noun: any of a range of adhesives that set by the interaction of an epoxy resin with a hardener.

Proper noun

Araldite

  1. Any of a range of adhesives that set by the interaction of an epoxy resin with a hardener.

Verb

Araldite (third-person singular simple present Araldites, present participle Aralditing, simple past and past participle Araldited)

  1. (transitive) To glue with, or as with, Araldite.
    • And the game's so challenging I bet you'll be Araldited to that self-same keyboard for weeks on end if you're not careful.1987, "Jack the Nipper II" (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 24, page 43
    • It was also Pete who had the idea of taking a pair of welding goggles and removing the dark glass, replacing it with clear glass and Aralditing two glass prisms onto the front […]2003, John Cavanagh, Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, page 34

Forms of Araldite

third-person singular presentAraldites
present participleAralditing
past participleAraldited
pastAraldited

Origin of Araldite

Brand name, derived from the initials of Aero Research Limited + -ite.

Questions about Araldite

What does Araldite mean?
Araldite means any of a range of adhesives that set by the interaction of an epoxy resin with a hardener.
What part of speech is Araldite?
Araldite can be a proper noun or a verb.

Words near Araldite in the dictionary

  1. Arakkonam
  2. Arakoon
  3. araks
  4. Aral
  5. Aral Sea
  6. Araldite
  7. Araldited
  8. Araldites
  9. Aralditing
  10. aralia
  11. araliaceous

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