viscid

Meaning

1. Having a high viscosity.
2. Sticky, slimy, or glutinous.
3. Covered with a viscid layer.

Opposite of

inviscid

Synonyms

viscous

sticky

glutinous

gluey

mucilaginous

pasty

gummy

adhesive

tacky

gooey

clammy

tenacious

glairy

thick

oozy

ropy

semifluid

slimy

transmissible

transmittable

unctuous

viscose

viscosity

contractable

adherent

lentous

catching

catchy

communicable

concentrated

condensed

contagious

ductile

infectious

jammy

limy

malleable

moist

mucous

Translations

visqueux

gluant

pegajoso

viscoso

yapışkan

γλοιώδης

viskos

klebrig

appiccicoso

zäh

tenace

zähflüssig

attaccaticcio

sämig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɪsɪd/

Etymology

From Late Latin viscidus, from viscum (“birdlime”).