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viscid

 
Dictionary: vis·cid   (vĭs'ĭd) pronunciation
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.]

viscidity vis·cid'i·ty or vis'cid·ness n.
viscidly vis'cid·ly adv.

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adjective

    Having a heavy, gluey quality: glutinous, mucilaginous, viscose, viscous. See solid/liquid/consistency.

Glutinous or sticky.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Sticky.

pronunciation Banana slugs have a viscid covering that allows them to slip along the forest floor.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klæbrig, tyktflydende, sej

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleverig, stroperig

Français (French)
adj. - visqueux, gluant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - dickflüssig, sämig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κολλώδης, ιξώδης

Italiano (Italian)
viscido

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - viscoso, visguento

Русский (Russian)
липкий, тягучий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - viscoso, pegajoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - klibbig, tjockflytande, viskös

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
粘的, 粘质的, 胶粘的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粘的, 粘質的, 膠粘的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 끈끈한, 점착성의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ねばねばする, 粘着性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لزق, غروي, لزج, دبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮צמיג, דביק, סמיך, נוזלי למחצה‬


 
 

 

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