Definition of Viscid. Meaning of Viscid. Synonyms of Viscid

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Definition of Viscid

Viscid
Viscid Vis"cid, a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe, birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. viscide.] Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.

Meaning of Viscid from wikipedia

- An earthworm is a soil-dwelling terrestrial invertebrate that belongs to the phylum Annelida. The term is the common name for the largest members of the...
- mucolytic drug used in the treatment of respiratory disorders ****ociated with viscid or excessive mucus. It was developed in the research laboratory of Boehringer...
- Cheilanthes viscida, is a species of lip fern known by the common names viscid lip fern and viscid lace fern. It is native to southern California, at elevations...
- up phlegm, used in the treatment of respiratory diseases ****ociated with viscid or excessive mucus. Ambroxol is often administered as an active ingredient...
- the following descriptions of surface texture: from "viscid" (G. autumnalis), to "shining and viscid to lubricous when moist" (G. oregonensis), to "shining...
- to defend itself from predators. It is also sometimes referred to as the viscid salamander, grey-spotted salamander, slippery salamander, or sticky salamander...
- Aureoboletus flaviporus, commonly known as the viscid bolete, is a species of bolete fungus found in western North America, where it grows in ectomycorrhizal...
- Catasetum, a genus discussed briefly by Darwin, actually launches its viscid pollinia with explosive force when an insect touches a seta, knocking the...
- support of the pollinia. It is a non-viscid band or strap connecting the pollinia with the viscidium (the viscid part of the rostellum or beak). A stipe...
- of the body wall near the head in earthworms and leeches that secretes a viscid sac in which eggs are stored. It is located near the anterior end of the...