Viscid Definition

vĭsĭd
adjective
Having a cohesive and sticky fluid consistency; viscous.
Webster's New World
Covered with a viscid substance.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Viscid

  • Late Latin viscidus from Latin viscum mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe berries

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Late Latin viscidus, from viscum "˜birdlime'.

    From Wiktionary

Viscid Sentence Examples

  • Threads of coloured molten glass were spirally coiled round the body, and, whilst still viscid, were dragged into zigzags with a metal hook.

  • Small insects settle on the leaves and are caught in the viscid excretion.

  • Glycerin is a viscid, colourless liquid of sp. gr.

  • By an hydraulic press a pressure of 100,000 kilos was made to act upon the disks, when the metal was seen to "flow" out of the hole like a viscid liquid.

  • Mercury, by doing so, becomes viscid and unfit for its ordinary applications.

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Words Starting With

VVIVIS

Words Ending With

DIDCID

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Words Starting With V and Ending With D

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With V6 Letter Words Ending With D