Definition of viscid

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Viscid (a.) 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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Mucus :: Mucus (n.) Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used..
Viscidity :: Viscidity (n.) The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness..
Copaiva :: Copaiva (n.) A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also balsam of copaiba..
Lentor :: Lentor (a.) Tenacity; viscidity, as of fluids..
Mucilaginous :: Mucilaginous (a.) Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid..
Waxy :: Waxy (a.) Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible..
Stripped :: Stringy (a.) Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous substance; ropy; viscid; gluely..
Attenuant :: Attenuant (a.) Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and viscid; diluent..
Ganglion :: Ganglion (n.) A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion of a viscid fluid into it; -- called also weeping sinew..
Stigma :: Stigma (v. t.) That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid. See Illust. of Stamen and of Flower..
Attenuate :: Attenuate (v. t.) To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts..
Semen :: Semen (n.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power..
Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said of the spider, the silkworm, etc..
Lentous :: Lentous (a.) Viscid; viscous; tenacious.
Mothered :: Mothered (a.) Thick, like mother; viscid..
Glutinous :: Glutinous (a.) Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid; adhesive; gluey.
Incision :: Incision (n.) Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.
Glueyness :: Glueyness (n.) Viscidity.
Syrup :: Syrup (n.) A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup); specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or such a solution flavored or medicated..
Glue :: Glue (n.) A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to other adhesive or viscous substances..
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