viscid

  • 21viscid — vis·cid …

    English syllables

  • 22viscid — vis•cid [[t]ˈvɪs ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) having a glutinous consistency; sticky; viscous 2) bot Bot. covered by a sticky substance • Etymology: 1625–35; < LL viscidus < L visc(um) (see viscous) vis•cid′i•ty, n. vis′cid•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23viscid — /ˈvɪsəd / (say visuhd) adjective 1. sticky, adhesive, or glutinous; of a glutinous consistency; viscous. 2. Botany covered by a sticky substance, as a leaf. {Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum birdlime} –viscidity /vəˈsɪdəti/ (say vuh… …

  • 24viscid —   a. viscous.    ♦ viscose,, n. cellulose prepared for use as rayon, etc.    ♦ viscous, a. thick and sticky like glue or treacle.    ♦ viscosity,, n. treacliness; force opposing flow …

    Dictionary of difficult words

  • 25viscid —   Uaua, pipili, pilipili, ka aka alina; maka piapia, moekuhua (of eyes) …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 26viscid — adj. 1 glutinous, sticky. 2 semifluid. Derivatives: viscidity n. Etymology: LL viscidus f. L viscum birdlime …

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  • 27viscid egg — adhesive egg (a fish egg that is deposited on sand, gravel, plants, etc. to which it sticks by means of the egg s sticky surface. In aquaculture situations this is inconvenient and the adhesiveness can be removed by milk or tannin) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 28viscid mushroom — noun one of the most important fungi cultivated in Japan • Syn: ↑nameko, ↑Pholiota nameko • Hypernyms: ↑agaric • Member Holonyms: ↑Pholiota, ↑genus Pholiota …

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  • 29Galerina marginata — Galerina marginata …

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  • 30Viscous — Vis cous, a. [L. viscosus. See {Viscid}.] Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. {Vis cous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] Note: There is no well defined distinction in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English