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Adherent vs Adherend - What's the difference?

adherent | adherend |

As nouns the difference between adherent and adherend

is that adherent is a person who has membership in some group, association or religion while adherend is that which adheres to another by adhesion.

As an adjective adherent

is adhesive, sticking to something.

adherent

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Adhesive, sticking to something.
    • (Alexander Pope)
  • Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something.
  • (botany) Attaching or pressing against a different organ.

    • Related terms

    * adhere * adherence * adhesive * coherent * inherent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who has membership in some group, association or religion.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    adherend

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which adheres to another by adhesion

    • Anagrams

    *