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Definition of Gloiopeltis tenax

Gloiopeltis tenax
Glue Glue, n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from gluere to draw together. Cf. Gluten.] A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances. Bee glue. See under Bee. Fish glue, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins and bladders; isinglass. Glue plant (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed (Gloiopeltis tenax). Liquid glue, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid oralcohol. Marine glue, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with shellac, used in shipbuilding.

Meaning of Gloiopeltis tenax from wikipedia

- of rocks and rocky ledges. G. furcata is very similar to Gloiopeltis tenax and Gloiopeltis complanata. The three species are grown, harvested, and often...
- Species: Gloiopeltis complanata (Harvey) Yamada, 1932 Gloiopeltis furcata (Postels & Ruprecht) J.Agardh Gloiopeltis tenax (Turner) Agardh "Gloiopeltis J.Agardh...