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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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Word Origin & History

viscid 
"sticky," 1611 (implied in viscidity), from L.L. viscidus, from L. viscum "mistletoe, birdlime" (see viscous).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vis·cid
Pronunciation: 'vis-&d
Function: adjective
1 : having an adhesive quality
2 : having a glutinousconsistency

Main Entry: vis·cid·i·ty
Pronunciation: vis-'id-&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the qualityor state of being viscid viscidity of the blood —F. G. Slaughter>
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Medical Dictionary

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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