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- [vis-id]
- /ˈvɪs ɪd/
- /ˈvɪsɪd/
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- [vis-id]
- /ˈvɪs ɪd/
Definitions of viscid word
- adjective viscid having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous. 1
- adjective viscid Botany. covered by a sticky substance. 1
- adjective viscid cohesive and sticky; glutinous; viscous 0
- adjective viscid (esp of a leaf) covered with a sticky substance 0
- adjective viscid having a cohesive and sticky fluid consistency; viscous 0
- adjective viscid covered with a viscid substance 0
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Origin of viscid
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Late Latin viscidus, equivalent to Latin visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe + -idus -id4; see viscous
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Parts of speech for Viscid
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viscid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
viscid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for viscid
adj viscid
- adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
- agglutinant — sticking together; adhesive
- agglutinative — tending to join or capable of joining
- caked — If something is caked with mud, blood, or dirt, it is covered with a thick dry layer of it.
- clinging — to hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave: The children clung to each other in the dark.
noun viscid
- adhesiveness — coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
- consistency — Consistency is the quality or condition of being consistent.
- limberness — characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
- moldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
- frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
adjective viscid
- clabbered — Simple past tense and past participle of clabber.
- curdled — Containing curds.
- jellied — containing or made, spread, or topped with jelly or syrup; jellied: jelly apples.
- jellylike — a food preparation of a soft, elastic consistency due to the presence of gelatin, pectin, etc., especially fruit juice boiled down with sugar and used as a sweet spread for bread and toast, as a filling for cakes or doughnuts, etc.
- juicy — full of juice; succulent: a juicy pear.
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