tenacious

About 0.99 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Clinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
2. adjective Unwilling to yield or give up; dogged.
3. adjective Holding together; cohesive.
4. adjective Having a good memory; retentive.

Similar words

pertinacious dogged stubborn retentive dour unyielding coherent adhesive long bulldog

Often followed by

of and in mucus as memory hold than resistance

Word family

tenaciously tenaciousness tenaciousnesses