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Synonyms for viscidity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : vis-id
Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɪs ɪd



Définition of viscidity

Origin :
  • "sticky," 1610s (implied in viscidity), from Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum "mistletoe, birdlime" (see viscous).
  • noun viscosity
Example sentences :
  • Iodine dissolves in it slowly, without any apparent reaction, beyond a darkening and a slight increase of viscidity.
  • Extract from : « Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II » by Arnold Cooley
  • Thus waters are liquors apparently devoid of viscidity; creams and oils possess it in a high degree.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • From the viscidity of the several masses, their incorporation is left incomplete, so as to produce the appearance of marbling.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure

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