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NALT Core

Preferred term

adhesion

Type

Topic

Definition

The state in which two surfaces are held together by interfacial forces which may consist of valence forces or interlocking action or both.
Source: Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

physical properties

Related concepts

cell adhesion

Synonyms

adhesiveness

In other languages

adhesión

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/4199

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