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Viscidity

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vis·cid  (vsd)
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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Noun1.Viscidity - the property of being cohesive and stickyviscidity - the property of being cohesive and sticky
glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidness, cohesiveness
viscosity, viscousness - resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)
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