noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
sessility; sticking tendency
Biology term for organisms that are fixed in one place and do not move, such as barnacles or corals. Also used more generally for the property of sticking or adhering.
Barnacles are sessile organisms.
This adhesive has a strong sticking tendency.
付着性 also means 'adhesiveness', but 固着性 emphasizes a more permanent or biological fixation.
Compound of 固着 (こちゃく, 'fixation, adhesion') + 性 (せい, 'property, nature').