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vis·cid

 (vĭs′ĭd)
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·cid′i·ty, vis′cid·ness n.
vis′cid·ly adv.
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viscid

(ˈvɪsɪd)
adj
1. cohesive and sticky; glutinous; viscous
2. (Botany) (esp of a leaf) covered with a sticky substance
[C17: from Late Latin viscidus sticky, from Latin viscum mistletoe or birdlime]
visˈcidity, ˈviscidness n
ˈviscidly adv
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vis•cid

(ˈvɪs ɪd)

adj.
1. having a glutinous consistency; sticky; viscous.
2. Bot. covered by a sticky substance.
[1625–35; < Late Latin viscidus < Latin visc(um) (see viscous)]
vis•cid′i•ty, n.
vis′cid•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.viscid - having the sticky properties of an adhesive
gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscous, pasty
adhesive - tending to adhere
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viscid

adjective
Having a heavy, gluey quality:
glutinous, mucilaginous, viscose, viscous.
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viscid

[ˈvɪsɪd] ADJ → viscoso
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viscid

adj (form) → zähflüssig; (Bot) → klebrig
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It seemed to have become vegetable; to have degenerated in that rank, sunless air to lush lichen or spreading moss that grew in patches to the staircase and was viscid under the foot like organic matter.
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But as the excretion is extremely viscid, it is probably a convenience to the aphides to have it removed; and therefore probably the aphides do not instinctively excrete for the sole good of the ants.
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As the quart insensibly passes into the sandstone, it seems probable tha the former owes its origin to the sandstone having bee heated to such a degree that it became viscid, and upon cooling crystallized.
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