Word of the Day 10.25.08
viscid
vis·cid (v
s
d)
adj.
1. Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid.
2. Covered with a sticky or clammy coating.
[Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum, mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe berries.]
vis·cidi·ty, viscid·ness n.
viscid·ly adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | viscid – having the sticky properties of an adhesive
adhesive – tending to adhere
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