adhesive vs binder

adhesive and binder both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
adhesive	Yes	Yes	No	No
binder	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, binder is a hyponym of adhesive; that is, binder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than adhesive:

adhesive: a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
binder: something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface

Other hyponyms of adhesive include birdlime, lime, spirit gum, cement, library paste, paste, rubber cement, denture adhesive.

adhesive (noun)	binder (noun)
a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together	something used to tie or bind
	holds loose papers or magazines
	a machine that cuts grain and binds it in sheaves
	something used to bind separate particles together or facilitate adhesion to a surface

adhesive (adjective)	binder (adjective)
tending to adhere