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co⋅he⋅sive
[koh-hee-siv] 
sɪv
–adjective
| 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 force within a body or substance acting to unite its parts. |
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| co·he·sion (kō-hē'zhən) n.
[From Latin cohaesus, past participle of cohaerēre, to cling together; see cohere.] co·he'sive (-sĭv, -zĭv) adj., co·he'sive·ly adv., co·he'sive·ness n. |
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Cohesive
Co*he"sive\, a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force. 2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay. Cohesive attraction. See under Attraction. -- Co*he"sive*ly, adv. -- Co*he"sive*ness, n.
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Main Entry: co·he·sive
Pronunciation: kO-'hE-siv, -ziv
Function: adjective
: exhibiting or producing cohesion —co·he·sive·ly adverb —co·he·sive·ness noun
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