binder vs adhesive agent

binder and adhesive agent both are nouns.

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

As nouns, adhesive agent is a hypernym of binder; that is, adhesive agent is a word with a broader meaning than binder:

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

Other hypernyms of binder include adhesive, adhesive material.

binder (noun)	adhesive agent (noun)
something used to tie or bind	a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
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