stickiness
stickiness
Definition
sticki·ness (-ē nis)
noun
a sticky quality or condition
stickiness
Synonyms
stickiness
n.
stickiness
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- reduce: In the short term we can significantly reduce the stickiness of deteriorating tape.
- increase: An increase in hemoglobin content increases the stickiness or viscosity of the blood as it flows around the body.
- create: This allows the host site to generate revenues, while creating site stickiness and enhancing their own brand equity.
- have: Your actual thoughts get solid, they have a stickiness to them like the clay.
Adjective modifier
- increased: An enzyme in endothelial cells called JNK is involved in causing increased stickiness by some inflammatory agents.
Modifies a noun
- measurement: Click popularity sorting algorithms track how many users click on a link and stickiness measurement calculates how long they stay at a website.
Noun used with modifier
- platelet: Garlic is also able to inhibit platelet stickiness, reducing the risk of blood clots.
- price: It differs in allowing for the degree of price stickiness to be determined endogenously.
- decrease: They improve consistency and cooking tolerance and decrease stickiness, checking and oil uptake in noodles and pasta made from regular wheat.
- increase: Google's powerful SiteSearch capabilities are designed to improve site navigation and usability, as well as increase site stickiness.
Possessives
- blood: Improving blood flow throughout the body, Ginkgo biloba can also reduce blood ' stickiness ' , which lowers the risk of blood clots.
Preposition: of
- blood: Omega 3 fats are a particular type of polyunsaturated fat that reduce the stickiness of blood, making it less likely to clot.
- platelet: Aspirin is sometimes used in children with heart conditions as it reduces the stickiness of the platelets in the blood.
- cell: This can block the production of thromboxane which increases the stickiness of red blood cells and makes them more likely to clot.
- spin-off: A positive impact is also, and even more often, found for the parameter ς which describes the local stickiness of spin-offs.
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