viscidity

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The viscidity and specific gravity of milk are somewhat greater than that of water; but these properties vary somewhat in the milk procured from different individuals.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

They attain their growth in twenty days, casting their skins five times, eating them until the last time, after which they remain free from viscidity, and are of a clear yellow color.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

Among these I may particularly refer to the contracted stigmatic chamber, and the slight viscidity of its disk.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

The new-born 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 Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander

The viscidity, which it is now known, that both feldspar and quartz retain at a temperature much below their points of fusion, easily explains their mutual impressment.

From Volcanic Islands by Darwin, Charles