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vis⋅cid

  [vis-id]
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–adjective
1. having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
2. Botany. covered by a sticky substance.
Origin:
1625–35; < LL viscidus, equiv. to L visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe + -idus -id 4 ; see viscous

Related forms:
vis⋅cid⋅i⋅ty, vis⋅cid⋅ness, noun
vis⋅cid⋅ly, adverb
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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

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.
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viscid 
"sticky," 1611 (implied in viscidity), from L.L. viscidus, from L. viscum "mistletoe, birdlime" (see viscous).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: vis·cid
Pronunciation: 'vis-&d
Function: adjective
1 : having an adhesive quality
2 : having a glutinousconsistency
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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viscid vis·cid (vĭs'ĭd)
adj.

  1. Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid.
  2. Covered with a sticky coating.
vis·cid'i·ty or vis'cid·ness n.

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