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viscous

[vis-kuhs]

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adjective

of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive.

having the property of viscosity.

Also, viscose.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin viscōsus, equivalent to Latin visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime (made with mistletoe berries) + -ōsus -ous

Related forms

vis·cous·ly, adverb

vis·cous·ness, noun

hy·per·vis·cous, adjective

pseu·do·vis·cous, adjective

Can be confused: vicious, viscose, viscous.

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World English Dictionary

viscous or viscose (ˈvɪskəs)

—*adj*
1.	(of liquids) thick and sticky; viscid
2.	having or involving viscosity

[C14: from Late Latin viscōsus; see viscose]

viscose or viscose

—*adj*

[C14: from Late Latin viscōsus; see viscose]

'viscously or viscose

—*adv*

'viscousness or viscose

—n

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Word Origin & History

viscous

1392, from Anglo-Fr. viscous, from L.L. viscosus "sticky," from L. viscum "anything sticky, birdlime made from mistletoe, mistletoe," probably from PIE base *weis- "to melt away, flow" (used of foul or malodorous fluids); see virus.

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

viscous vis·cous (vĭs'kəs)
adj.

Having relatively high resistance to flow.
Viscid.

American Heritage

Science Dictionary

viscous

(vĭs'kəs) Pronunciation Key
Having relatively high resistance to flow (high viscosity).

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