Hypertext Webster Gateway: "viscid"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Viscid \Vis"cid\, a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe,
birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr.
?: cf. F. viscide.]
Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous
consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy;
as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
viscid
adj : having the properties of glue [syn: {gluey}, {glutinous}, {gummy},
{mucilaginous}, {pasty}, {sticky}, {viscous}]
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