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cohesionless

cohesionless adjective: lacking cohesion among particles, such as in the case of sand.

Adjective

cohesionless (not comparable)

  1. (soil science) Lacking cohesion among particles, such as in the case of sand
    • a cohesionless soil
    Synonyms:
    noncohesive

Synonyms of cohesionless

Origin of cohesionless

From cohesion + -less.

Words formed from cohesionless

Questions about cohesionless

What does cohesionless mean?
Cohesionless means lacking cohesion among particles, such as in the case of sand.
What part of speech is cohesionless?
Cohesionless is an adjective.

Words near cohesionless in the dictionary

  1. cohesinopathies
  2. cohesinopathy
  3. cohesins
  4. cohesion
  5. cohesional
  6. cohesionless
  7. cohesionlessness
  8. cohesions
  9. cohesive
  10. cohesive device
  11. cohesive devices

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