Viscid


adjective
1.
having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous.
2.
Botany. covered by a sticky substance.
adjective
1.
cohesive and sticky; glutinous; viscous
2.
(esp of a leaf) covered with a sticky substance

viscid vis·cid (vĭs’ĭd)
adj.

Thick and adhesive. Used of a fluid.

Covered with a sticky coating.

vis·cid’i·ty or vis’cid·ness n.

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