You need to be MUCH more specific about 'adhesive' - that covers hundreds of different products !
adhesive
"Pot life" is how long an adhesive can stay in a glue pot before it starts to set up, and it differs from adhesive to adhesive.
There is no such thing as adhesive water.
tape coated with adhesive
Silicone adhesive.
Solvent drying adhesive, contact adhesive, pressure sensitive adhesive, reactive adhesives, hot adhesives.
An adhesive is something which sticks to another substance.
Adhesive, -and there are hundreds of different kinds.
The adhesive stuck to my hand.
Potassium iodide is not an adhesive.
glue, pva glue, contact adhesive, epoxy adhesive, wallpaper paste are a few examples.
Adhesive is not a lacquer. Lacquer is a type of finish. Adhesive is something to join 2 things or parts.