adherend

noun

ad·​her·​end

ad-ˈhir-ˌend,

ˌad-ˌhir-ˈend

plural -s

: the surface to which an adhesive adheres

also : one of the bodies held to another by an adhesive

Word History

Etymology

adhere + -end (as in addend)

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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