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A binder is an ingredient used to bind together two or more other materials in mixtures. Its two principal properties are adhesion
Adhesion

Adhesion is the tendency of certain dissimilar molecules to cling together due to attractive forces....
 and cohesion
Cohesion (chemistry)

Cohesion or cohesive attraction or cohesive force is a physical property of a substance, caused by the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules within a body or substance that acts to unite them....
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A binder is an ingredient used to bind together two or more other materials in mixtures. Its two principal properties are adhesion
Adhesion

Adhesion is the tendency of certain dissimilar molecules to cling together due to attractive forces....
 and cohesion
Cohesion (chemistry)

Cohesion or cohesive attraction or cohesive force is a physical property of a substance, caused by the intermolecular attraction between like-molecules within a body or substance that acts to unite them....
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