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NALT Full

Preferred term

cohesion

Type

Topic

Definition

The state in which the constituents of a mass of material are held together by chemical and physical forces.
Source: Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. od handbook - Wood as an engFPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

physical properties

Synonyms

cohesiveness

In other languages

cohesión

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/27735

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