English → Latin
“viscid, viscous” in Latin
viscōsusfull of birdlime, viscous, stickylentussticky, tenacious; slow, sluggish; flexible, plianttenāxclinging; tenacious; close-fisted, niggardly, stingy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
viscid, viscous
viscosus (Pall.): lentus (Verg.): tenax (Plin.).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for viscid, viscous?
- The usual Latin words for “viscid, viscous” are viscōsus, lentus, tenāx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.