Araldite

English

Etymology

Brand name, derived from the initials of Aero Research Limited +‎ -ite.

Proper noun

Araldite

1. Any of a range of adhesives that set by the interaction of an epoxy resin with a hardener.

Verb

Araldite (third-person singular simple present Araldites, present participle Aralditing, simple past and past participle Araldited)

1. (transitive) To glue with, or as with, Araldite.
   • 1987, "Jack the Nipper II" (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 24, page 43

     And the game's so challenging I bet you'll be Araldited to that self-same keyboard for weeks on end if you're not careful.

   • 2003, John Cavanagh, Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, page 34:

     It was also Pete who had the idea of taking a pair of welding goggles and removing the dark glass, replacing it with clear glass and Aralditing two glass prisms onto the front […]