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viscid

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Viscid  \Vis"cid\,  a.  [L.  viscidus  fr  viscum  the  mistletoe, 
  birdlime  made  from  the  berries  of  the  mistletoe;  akin  to  Gr 
  ?:  cf  F.  viscide.] 
  Sticking  or  adhering,  and  having  a  ropy  or  glutinous 
  consistency;  viscous;  glutinous;  sticky;  tenacious;  clammy; 
  as  turpentine,  tar,  gums,  etc.,  are  more  or  less  viscid. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  viscid 
  adj  :  having  the  properties  of  glue  [syn:  {gluey},  {glutinous},  {gummy}, 
  {mucilaginous},  {pasty},  {sticky},  {viscous}]




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