Glue

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Historically, glue only refers to protein colloids prepared from animal tissues. The meaning has been extended to any type of glue-like substances that are used to attach one material to another.

See adhesive for general discussion of glue.

There are many adhesive substances that are considered or commonly referred to as glue such as:

A tube of Super glue

Cyanoacrylate ("Super Glue", "Crazy Glue")
Casein glue (protein glue)
Postage stamp gum

Cement glues:
* Contact cement
* Rubber cement
* Pyroxylin cement
* Plastic cement (technically a solvent, not a glue.)

Resin glues:
* Epoxy resins
* Acrylic resin
* Phenol formaldehyde resin
* Polyvinyl acetate (PVA) Includes white glue (i.e. Elmer's Glue) and yellow carpenter's glue (Aliphatic resin) (Brands include Titebond and Lepage)
* Glue sticks (PVP or PVA based)
* Polyester resin
* Resorcinol resin
* Urea-resin glue (plastic-resin)
* Urea-formaldehyde resin

Canada balsam

Pastes:
* Latex pastes

Vegetable-based glues:
* Mucilage
* Soybean glue
* Tapioca paste (commonly known as "vegetable glue")

Animal glues
* Hide glue (flake and liquid versions)
* Bone glue
* Fish glue
* Rabbit skin glue
* Horse
* Hoof glue

Hot melt glue
* Polyethylene hot melt

Acrylonitrile
Cellulose nitrate
Latex combo
Neoprene base
Polysulfide
Polyurethane
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Rubber base
Silicon base
Albumin glue
Ceramic adhesive
Ultraviolet glue

Other meanings

Glue is the title of a novel, see Glue (book).

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