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viscousness

DEFINITIONS OF: viscousness

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n resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)

Synonyms:
viscosity
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stickiness
the property of sticking to a surface
sliminess
a property resembling or being covered with slime
cohesiveness, glueyness, gluiness, gumminess, ropiness, tackiness, viscidity, viscidness
the property of being cohesive and sticky
gelatinousness, glutinosity, glutinousness
the property of having a viscosity like jelly
adherence, adhesion, adhesiveness, bond
the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition
Type of:
body, consistence, consistency, eubstance
the property of holding together and retaining its shape
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