See Also: non-binding(dictionary)
binding(1)(dictionary)
binding(2)(dictionary)
Binding(medicine)
insulin binding(medicine)
Feature binding(health)
cap binding protein(medicine)
protein binding(medicine)
Binding Precedent(law)
zero time-binding DNA(medicine)

binding(2) (iou)



binding ppl adjective. LME.
[formed as BINDING noun + -ING2.]
That binds physically; causing or tending to cohere; astringent, styptic. LME.
binding energy Physics the mass defect (see MASS noun2) of a nucleus, expressed as energy; also, the energy required to remove a given particle from a nucleus. binding post Electronics a connector consisting of a threaded screw to which bare wires are attached and held in place by a nut.
fig. Obligatory (on), coercive. E17.