cohesion

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cohesion at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. The state of cohering or sticking together.
2. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals).
3. (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid.