| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | vis·cid |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  v s d |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid. 2. Covered with a sticky or clammy coating. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum, mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe berries. | | OTHER FORMS: | vis·cidi·ty, viscid·ness —NOUN
viscid·ly —ADVERB
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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