What does adherend mean?
Adherend means That which adheres to something else by adhesion..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
That which adheres to something else by adhesion..
The aerospace industry routinely uses the tendency of clean water to 'bead' or 'break' as an indication of the presence of hydrophobic contaminant on an adherend during surface preparation.
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Adherend means That which adheres to something else by adhesion..
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The aerospace industry routinely uses the tendency of clean water to 'bead' or 'break' as an indication of the presence of hydrophobic contaminant on an adherend during surface preparation.
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