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Princeton's WordNet

  1. coapt, conglutinateverb

    cause to adhere

    "The wounds were coapted"

  2. coaptverb

    fit tightly and fasten

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  1. coaptnoun

    methyl cyanoacrylate

  2. coaptverb

    To fit together, especially by mutual adaptation

Wikipedia

  1. coapt

    Methyl cyanoacrylate (MCA) (also sometimes referred to as α-cyanoacrylate or alpha-cyanoacrylate) is an organic compound that contains several functional groups: a methyl ester, a nitrile, and an alkene. It is a colorless liquid with low viscosity. Its chief use is as the main component of cyanoacrylate glues. It can be encountered under many trade names. Methyl cyanoacrylate is less commonly encountered than ethyl cyanoacrylate. It is soluble in acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, nitromethane, and dichloromethane. MCA polymerizes rapidly in presence of moisture.

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  1. coapt

    Coapt is a medical term primarily used in surgery, which refers to the process of bringing two edges or surfaces together and holding them in a fixed or approximated position, often until they have united or healed. It is commonly used to describe the closure of a wound, the joining of tissues, or the alignment of broken bones.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of coapt in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of coapt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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