viscidity
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As to viscidity, two very viscid species, when young, are among the highly prized esculents by those who know them, viz.,
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
These seeds are recommended as a carminative, in flatulent colics proceeding from a cold cause or a viscidity of the juices.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
This honey-dew must not be confounded with the normal viscidity of certain insectivorous plants—e.g.
From Disease in Plants by Ward, H. Marshall
The newborn worms, thanks to a slight viscidity, cling for a moment to the wire gauze; they swarm, wriggle, release themselves and leap into the chasm.
From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
They are attenuating and deobstruent, consequently of service in disorders arising from a languid circulation, a viscidity of the juices, a lax fibre, and obstructed viscera.
From Travels through France and Italy by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
