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