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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

inadherent en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Latin adhaerēnsder. Old French adherentbor. Middle English adherent English adherent English inadherent From in- + adherent.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not adhering.
    • an inadherent material
  2. (not-comparable) Free; not connected with the other organs.
    • an inadherent intestine

Synonyms

unadherent · nonadherent