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• Cohesive attraction — Attraction At*trac tion, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cohesive — cohesively, adv. cohesiveness, n. /koh hee siv/, adj. 1. characterized by or causing cohesion: a cohesive agent. 2. cohering or tending to cohere; well integrated; unified: a cohesive organization. 3. Physics. of or pertaining to the molecular… …   Universalium

• cohesive — co•he•sive [[t]koʊˈhi sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by or causing cohesion 2) tending to unify, harmonize, or be consistent 3) phs of or pertaining to the molecular force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts • Etymology: 1720–30… …   From formal English to slang

• Powder (substance) — A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of a large number of very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to… …   Wikipedia

• gum — [n] sticky substance adhesive, amber, cement, cohesive substance, exudate, glue, mucilage, paste, pitch, plaster, resin, rosin, tar, wax; concept 466 …   New thesaurus

• gum — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. resin, glue, pitch, tar, pine tar, cohesive substance, rosin, amber, wax. Commercial gums include: chewing gum, sealing wax, rosin, mucilage, eucalyptus, caoutchouc, crude rubber, chicle, latex, gum arabic, gum acacia, wattle …   English dictionary for students

• binding — [bīn′diŋ] n. 1. the action of a person or thing that binds 2. a thing that binds, as a) the fastenings on a ski for the boot b) a band or bandage c) tape used in sewing to strengthen seams, edges, etc. d) the covers and backing of a book …   English World dictionary

• crystal — crystallike, adj. /kris tl/, n., adj., v., crystaled, crystaling or (esp. Brit.) crystalled, crystalling. n. 1. a clear, transparent mineral or glass resembling ice. 2. the transparent form of crystallized quartz. 3. Chem., Mineral. a solid body… …   Universalium

• liquid — liquidly, adv. liquidness, n. /lik wid/, adj. 1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet. 3 …   Universalium

• Crystal — /kris tl/, n. 1. a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis. 25,543. 2. a female given name. * * * I Any solid material whose atoms are arranged in a definite pattern and whose surface regularity reflects its internal symmetry. Each of a crystal s… …   Universalium

• Adhesive — Glue redirects here. For other uses, see Glue (disambiguation). For the band, see Adhesive (band). Nitrocellulose adhesive outside a tube An adhesive, or glue, is a mixture in a liquid or semi liquid state that adheres or bonds items together.… …   Wikipedia