adj
Meaning 1
Not adhering.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- an inadherent material
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonadherent, unadherent
Antonyms: none provided
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inadherent
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adj
Meaning 2
Free; not connected with the other organs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, biology, botany, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Examples
- an inadherent intestine
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.