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binder

binder

3 3.9
A thing that makes materials stick together, for example in paint or food
  • noun
  • /ˈbaɪndər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : aglutinante
  • In baking, eggs act as a binder that holds the ingredients together.
  • use binders
  • apply binder
  • polymer binder

It's a good, it's a good water soluble binder.

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Examples

  • Hence why Flint corn makes a really good kind of binder or malleable, moldable dough that you can turn into tortillas or whatever.

  • Now, these paints don't use oil as the binder like oil paint, they use a resin.

  • I think we're gonna need a liquid binder of some sort.

  • A surface appearance keeps the binder from going through the screen.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Activated charcoal is a great binder of things, right?

  • The process also uses less binder because very little escapes from the pre-form.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The powder is mixed with a polymer binder and then sintered to make the finished components.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Uniform dispersion of the fibers and binder is produced through agitation.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Lanthanum carbonate is used as a phosphate binder in patients diagnosed with hyperphosphatemia.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Plywood and particle board can contain glues and binders that volatilize into toxic substances as they decompose.

    Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

glue
vsbinder
214 1.0

A sticky substance used to join things together

holds particles together within mixtures or coatings rather than joining surfaces
adhesive
vsbinder
30 3.6

A sticky substance used to join two things together

is meant to hold particles within mixtures or coatings rather than to join surfaces
bonder
vsbinder
  • Specialized
6.7

A material used to make two things stick together

holds particles together within mixtures or coatings rather than joining surfaces
adhesive agent
vsbinder
4.4

A thing used to make two surfaces stick together, like glue or tape

is meant to hold particles inside mixtures or coatings rather than join surfaces

Compounds

3 2.4

A folder with rings that open to hold loose sheets of paper

binder board
  • Specialized
6.9

Thick cardboard that people use to make book covers

reaper binder
  • Archaic
9.9

A machine that cuts grain and ties it into bundles

How Adhesive

binder
  • Specialized
3 3.9
resin
  • Specialized
26 4.4
starch
9 3.7

Surface Forms

binder singular
binders plural

Morphology

binder = bind (transparent) = bind + er

Nominalization from 'bind' yielding a substance or agent that causes binding is a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Binder comes from the old English verb bind meaning 'to tie' and the ending -er meaning 'one that does'. In materials, a binder is a substance that 'ties' particles together, like egg in a recipe or cement in concrete.