viscid
adjective
having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
viscidity
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a word derived from
viscid.
Example Sentences
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It has frequently done great service in some kinds of scurvies and other chronic disorders proceeding from a viscidity of the juices, or obstructions of the excretory ducts.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
As to viscidity, two very viscid species, when young, are among the highly prized esculents by those who know them, viz.,
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Thomas Taylor
When the thrombus is comparatively free from red blood-corpuscles, the softened product, in consequence of its yellowish color, opacity, and viscidity, resembles pus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
These seeds are recommended as a carminative, in flatulent colics proceeding from a cold cause or a viscidity of the juices.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
What then is the meaning of viscosity or viscidity?
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by John Tyndall
