viscid

[ vis-id ]

adjective

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

viscid

/ ˈvɪsɪd /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• visˈcidity, noun
• ˈviscidly, adverb

Other Words From

• vis·cidi·ty viscid·ness noun
• viscid·ly adverb
• non·viscid adjective
• non·viscid·ly adverb
• non·viscid·ness noun
• nonvis·cidi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of viscid¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of viscid¹

C17: from Late Latin viscidus sticky, from Latin viscum mistletoe or birdlime

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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