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viscousvis‧cous /ˈvɪskəs/ adjective viscousOrigin: 1300-1400 Late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscum ‘mistletoe, sticky substance used for catching birds’ - 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.
NOUN► liquid· 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] |