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Viscous

//ˈvɪs.kəs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity).

    "[…] The flesh [of the mistletoe berry] is sticky, and forms strings and ribbons between my thumb and forefinger. For the mistletoe, this viscous goop – and by the way, viscous comes to English from viscum – is crucial. The stickiness means that, after eating the berries, birds often regurgitate the seeds and then wipe their bills on twigs – leading to the seeds' getting glued to the tree, where they can germinate and begin the cycle anew."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to viscosity.

    "viscous coefficient"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive wordnet
  2. 2
    having a relatively high resistance to flow wordnet

Etymology

First attested in 1605. Borrowed from Middle French visqueux and Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum (“birdlime”). Doublet of viscose.

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