The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CEMENTS , but the solution may also be GUMS which is one of the most recent solution (1959 in New York Times).
Adhesive substances crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CEMENTS | 50 % | 7 |
| GUMS | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Adhesive substances
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- glue
- mastic
- tacky
- gum
- gummed
- gumming
- mucilage
- resin
- sealant
- size
- tar
- cementation
Crossword Answer definitions
CEMENTS noun- A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
- The paste-like substance resulting from mixing such a powder with water, or the rock-like substance that forms when it dries.
- Any material with strong adhesive and cohesive properties such as binding agents, glues, grout.
- A bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in friendship or in society.
- The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a tooth; cementum.
- To affix with cement.
- To overlay or coat with cement.
- To unite firmly or closely.
- To make permanent.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CEMENTS
- Joins firmly
- Locks in
- Glues securely
- Firmly unites
- Bonds a filling
- Bonds solidly
- Solidifies
- Joins, as stones in a wall
- Bonds, in a way
- Fixes in place