"cohesion" in the noun sense

1. coherence, coherency, cohesion, cohesiveness

the state of cohering or sticking together

2. cohesion

botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

3. cohesion

physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid

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