Etymology

viscid

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Today it means: Having a high viscosity. Full definition →

Late Latin viscidus ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin viscum
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  1. Latinviscum
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Late Latinviscidus
  4. English todayviscid

From Late Latin viscidus, from viscum (“birdlime”).

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