viscid

American

[vis-id] / ˈvɪs ɪd /

adjective

having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
Botany. covered by a sticky substance.

viscid British

/ ˈvɪsɪd /

adjective

cohesive and sticky; glutinous; viscous
(esp of a leaf) covered with a sticky substance

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Other Word Forms

nonviscid adjective
nonviscidity noun
nonviscidly adverb
nonviscidness noun
viscidity noun
viscidly adverb
viscidness noun

Etymology

Origin of viscid

1625–35; < Late Latin viscidus, equivalent to Latin visc ( um ) mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe + -idus -id ⁴; viscous

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