what is cohesive mean?
The cohesive character of water is clearly noticeable. Cohesion (n. lat. cohaerere stick or stay together) or cohesive attraction or cohesive force is the action or property of like molecules sticking together, being mutually attractive.ecause of its high cohesion and low adhesion to the glass, mercury does not spread out to cover the top of the flask, and if enough is placed in the flask to cover the bottom, it exhibits a strongly convex meniscus, whereas the meniscus of water is concave.