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viscous
vis·cous V0120900 (vĭs′kəs)adj.1. Having relatively high resistance to flow.2. Viscid; sticky. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin viscōsus; see viscose.] vis′cous·ly adv.vis′cous·ness n.viscous (ˈvɪskəs) or viscoseadj1. (of liquids) thick and sticky; viscid2. having or involving viscosity[C14: from Late Latin viscōsus; see viscose] ˈviscously adv ˈviscousness nvis•cous (ˈvɪs kəs) adj. 1. of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive. 2. having the property of viscosity. [1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin viscōsus= Latin visc(um) mistletoe, birdlime (made with mistletoe berries) + -ōsus -ous] vis′cous•ly, adv. vis′cous•ness, n. vis·cous (vĭs′kəs) Having relatively high resistance to flow. As the molecules of a viscous fluid, such as honey, slide past each other, the friction between them causes the fluid to flow very slowly.ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | viscous - having a relatively high resistance to flowsyrupythick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog" | | 2. | viscous - having the sticky properties of an adhesivegluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, pastyadhesive - tending to adhere |
viscousadjective thick, sticky, gooey (informal), adhesive, tenacious, clammy, syrupy, glutinous, gummy, gelatinous, icky (informal), gluey, treacly, mucilaginous, viscid a viscous, white, sticky liquidviscousadjectiveHaving a heavy, gluey quality:glutinous, mucilaginous, viscid, viscose.TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeviscosityviscous
viscous [vis´kus] sticky or gummy; having a high degree of viscosity.vis·cous (vis'kŭs), Do not confuse this adjective with the noun viscus.Sticky; marked by high viscosity. [see viscid, viscosity] vis·cous (vis'kŭs) Sticky; marked by high viscosity. viscous Of a liquid substance, thick and sticky so that there is resistance to flow.viscous Related to viscous: viscous flow, viscous fluid, Viscous ForceSynonyms for viscousadj thickSynonyms- thick
- sticky
- gooey
- adhesive
- tenacious
- clammy
- syrupy
- glutinous
- gummy
- gelatinous
- icky
- gluey
- treacly
- mucilaginous
- viscid
Synonyms for viscousadj having a heavy, gluey qualitySynonyms- glutinous
- mucilaginous
- viscid
- viscose
Synonyms for viscousadj having a relatively high resistance to flowSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having the sticky properties of an adhesiveSynonyms- gluey
- glutinous
- gummy
- mucilaginous
- sticky
- viscid
- pasty
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