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viscid
[ vis-id ]
adjective
- having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
- Botany. covered by a sticky substance.
viscid
/ ˈvɪsɪd /
adjective
- cohesive and sticky; glutinous; viscous
- (esp of a leaf) covered with a sticky substance
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Derived Forms
- ˈviscidly, adverb
- visˈcidity, noun
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Other Words From
- vis·cidi·ty viscid·ness noun
- viscid·ly adverb
- non·viscid adjective
- non·viscid·ly adverb
- non·viscid·ness noun
- nonvis·cidi·ty noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of viscid1
C17: from Late Latin viscidus sticky, from Latin viscum mistletoe or birdlime
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Example Sentences
The consistence very much resembles milk, only it is thicker and viscid.
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It had the appearance of a viscid fluid, tapering in its descent, proceeding from the cloud to join the sea.
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Madame Merian has figured an onisciform one, the legs of which, she says, are covered with a viscid skin: this produced a Noctua.
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A strange mass was covering the top of the earth-borer—something that looked like a heap of viscid, whitish jelly.
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Chlorine gas immediately decomposes it, producing a viscid mass.
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