superglue

superglue noun: a very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

Noun

superglue (countable and uncountable, plural superglues)

A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.
- When assembling a model airplane, superglue works better than regular glue for holding the small parts together.
- Matilda, holding the hat in one hand and a thin tube of Superglue in the other, proceeded to squeeze a thin line of glue very neatly all around the inside rim of the hat. Then she carefully hooked the hat back on to the peg with the walking-stick. She timed this operation very carefully, applying...1988, Roald Dahl, “The Hat and the Superglue”, in Matilda, Penguin Group, →ISBN, page 24

superglue (third-person singular simple present superglues, present participle supergluing or (uncommon) superglueing, simple past and past participle superglued)

Noun
plural	superglues
Verb
third-person singular present	superglues
present participle	supergluing
present participle uncommon	superglueing
past participle	superglued
past	superglued

From super- + glue, a genericized trademark held by Super Glue Corporation.

What does superglue mean?: Superglue means a very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.
What part of speech is superglue?: Superglue can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of superglue?: The plural of superglue is superglues.

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