adjective
- having a thick, sticky consistency; glutinous
Usage: formal; technical
Examples
- The viscid sap oozed slowly from the tree bark.
- She wiped the viscid honey from her fingers.
- The viscid substance made it difficult to clean the equipment.
- Certain plants produce viscid secretions to trap insects.
- The viscid coating on the leaves felt unpleasant to touch.
- Scientists studied the viscid properties of the new polymer.