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单词 viscous
释义
viscousvis‧cous /ˈvɪskəs/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINviscous
Origin:
1300-1400 Late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum ‘mistletoe, sticky substance used for catching birds’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It is a gum and in water produces a very viscous solution even at low concentrations.
  • Pools of viscous liquid started to spread across the floor.
  • The creatures died on their backs in viscous green pools.
  • The process is normally incomplete because crystallization takes place when the polymer is a viscous liquid.
  • This thin region is known as the viscous sub-layer.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· She moved as if she were in a dream, wading through viscous liquid.· Accepting then that the material making up the mantle can behave as a viscous liquid, this raises an interesting possibility.· Pools of viscous liquid started to spread across the floor.· The process is normally incomplete because crystallization takes place when the polymer is a viscous liquid.
technical a viscous liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily:  As the liquid cools, it becomes viscous.viscosity /vɪˈskɒsəti $ -ˈskɑː-/ noun [uncountable]
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