viscid
/ˈvɪsɪd/adjective
viscid is an adjective meaning “Having a high viscosity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-S-C-I-D, and it appears about once in every 32 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does viscid mean?
adjective
- 1
Having a high viscosity.
- 2
Sticky, slimy, or glutinous.
- 3
Covered with a viscid layer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce viscid?
- /ˈvɪsɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-viscid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of viscid
- more viscid comparative
- most viscid superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is viscid?
Viscid appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does viscid come from?
From Late Latin viscidus, from viscum (“birdlime”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).