Natural Phenomenon or Process
viscosity Audio
vis·cos·i·ty [ vi-skos-i-tee ]
Etymology:
Latin viscositas, French viscosite = a state of being sticky or viscid
The basic root was the Latin viscum = mulberry or bird-lime made from mulberries, which are sticky.
Definitions related to viscosity:
  • Physical property of fluids that determines the internal resistance to flow.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The resistance of a liquid to sheer forces and flow.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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