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Definitions for Viscid

[1] having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
[2] Botany . covered by a sticky substance.
[3] cohesive and sticky; glutinous; viscous
[4] (esp of a leaf) covered with a sticky substance

Words related to Viscid

adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, glutinous, gooey, mucilaginous, slimy, stiff, tenacious, thick, tough, viscose, gluey, ropy, syrupy

Words nearby Viscid

visceroskeleton, viscerosomatic, viscerotonia, viscerotrophic, viscerotropic, viscid, viscoelastic, viscoid, viscometer, visconti, viscose

Origin of Viscid

1625–35; < Late Latin viscidus, equivalent to Latin visc(um ) mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe + -idus -id4; see viscous

Other words from Viscid

vis·cid·i·ty , vis·cid·ness , noun
vis·cid·ly , adverb
non·vis·cid , adjective
non·vis·cid·ly , adverb
non·vis·cid·ness , noun
non·vis·cid·i·ty , noun
vis•cid′ i•ty null n.

Word origin for Viscid

C17: from Late Latin viscidus sticky, from Latin viscum mistletoe or birdlime

Synonyms for Viscid

adhesive, clammy, gelatinous, gluey, glutinous, gooey, mucilaginous, ropy, slimy, stiff, syrupy, tenacious, thick, tough, viscose