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English Dictionary: adhesiveness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adhesiveness
n
  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"
    Synonym(s): adhesiveness, adhesion, adherence, bond
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Adhesiveness \Ad*he"sive*ness\, n.
      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.
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