adherent vs adhesive

adherent

adj
  • Adhesive, sticking to something. 

  • Having the quality of clinging or sticking fast to something. 

  • Attaching or pressing against a different organ. 

noun
  • A person who has membership in some group, association or religion. 

adhesive

adj
  • sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances 

  • apt or tending to adhere; clinging 

noun
  • a substance, such as glue, that provides or promotes adhesion 

How often have the words adherent and adhesive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )