adhesiveness
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Noun (1)
- the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition“the mutual adhesiveness of cells”“a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion”Synonyms: adhesionadherencebondType of stickiness
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ad·he′sive·ness noun
1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity of union.
2. Phren. Propensity to form and maintain attachments to persons, and to promote social intercourse.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54