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viscid

ADJ เหนียว  หนืด  ข้น  viscous viscose niao

 

viscidity

N ความ เหนียวหนืด  kwam-niao-nud

 

viscidly

ADV อย่าง เหนียวหนืด  yang-niao-nud

 

viscidness

N ความ เหนียวหนืด  kwam-niao-nud

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VISCID

a.[L. viscidus; viscus, birdlime. ] Glutinous; sticky; tenacious; not readily separating; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc. are more or less viscid.

 

VISCIDITY

n. 1. Glutinousness; tenacity; stickiness.
2. Glutinous concretion.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VISCID

Vis "cid, a. Etym: [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe, birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr. viscide.]

 

Defn: 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.

 

VISCIDITY

Vis *cid "i *ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. viscidité.]

 

Defn: The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

viscid

vis cid |ˈvisid ˈvɪsɪd | adjective glutinous; sticky: the viscid mucus lining of the intestine. DERIVATIVES vis cid i ty |vəˈsidətē |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum birdlime.

 

Oxford Dictionary

viscid

viscid |ˈvɪsɪd | adjective having a glutinous or sticky consistency: the viscid mucus lining of the intestine. DERIVATIVES viscidity |vɪˈsɪdɪti |noun ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from late Latin viscidus, from Latin viscum birdlime .