viscid
Like warm honey
Viscid describes something thick, sticky, and resistant to flowing freely—the texture of tree sap, mucus, or half-dried glue.
It's a slightly technical or literary alternative to viscous, appearing most often in scientific writing about bodily secretions or plant substances.
The viscid coating on the slug's body helps it glide across surfaces.
Unlike merely thick liquids, viscid substances tend to cling and leave residue.
Soft and sticky
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- oozySeeping moisture slowly
- mucilaginousThick, sticky, slippery
gloppy · squelchy · sticky · gummy · pasty · clammy · unctuous · squishy
Apt to adhere
- glueyTending to stick
- adherentLoyal supporter of something
- clingyTending to hold on
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
cohesive · grippy · tacky · clinging · suction · adhesive · bonding · coating
gooey
Soft and sticky
- slimyWet, slippery, unpleasant
- gelatinousViscous and semisolid
- oozySeeping moisture slowly
mucilaginous · gloppy · squelchy · sticky · gummy · pasty · clammy · unctuous · squishy · tacky
sticky
Apt to adhere
tenacious · cohesive · grippy · tacky · clinging · suction · adhesive · bonding · coating · smearing
mucus
Protective bodily secretion
sap · tar · pitch · syrup · molasses · treacle · honey · gel · mucilage · albumin
dense
Closely packed together
heavy · sludgy · coagulated · gelatinous · colloidal · mucoid · thickened · sluggish · resistant · concentrated
viscidnonadhesive
Unable to stick
slippery · slick · nonstick · smooth · frictionless
- kinematic viscosityViscosity divided by density