viscous

Speech parts

1. viscous - Adjective

2. viscous - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sticky pasty gummy syrupy gluey viscid heavy thick adhesive tenacious resinous glutinous stringy mucilaginous treacly
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Antonyms

liquid weak fluid thin beautiful WET
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Related terms

viscose viscosity viscid viscidity viscosimeter viscoidal

Anagrams

Viscuso

Examples

A a is characterized by a rough, clinkery surface and is the typical texture of viscous lava flows. Source: Internet

Above this melting point, the viscous liquid will become a free-flowing liquid (see rheological weldability for thermoplastics ). Source: Internet

A common application of laminar flow is in the smooth flow of a viscous liquid through a tube or pipe. Source: Internet

All these ECM components together regulate the water content of vocal fold and render the viscous shear property for it. Source: Internet

All real fluids (except superfluids ) offer some resistance to shearing and therefore are viscous. Source: Internet

Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2003;284(1):C2–C15 As cilia cannot effectively move in a thick, viscous environment, mucociliary clearance is deficient and a buildup of mucus occurs, clogging small airways. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

viscountess astor viscountship viscounty viscous damper viscousless