viscidity
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What then is the meaning of viscosity or viscidity?
From The Glaciers of the Alps Being a narrative of excursions and ascents, etc. by Tyndall, John
It has frequently done great service in some kinds of scurvies and other chronic disorders proceeding from a viscidity of the juices, or obstructions of the excretory ducts.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
It is a question, apparently, of removing a few atoms of dust or else some traces of viscidity that remain from the evil contact with the Snail.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
When the thrombus is comparatively free from red blood-corpuscles, the softened product, in consequence of its yellowish color, opacity, and viscidity, resembles pus.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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)