Viscoses

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A condition characterized by increased thickness or stickiness of a fluid, often relating to diseases affecting bodily fluids
2. Describing the quality of having a thick, sticky texture that can impede flow, often seen in medical contexts
3. Referring to states where liquids exhibit high resistance to flow, typically due to their composition or external factors

Etymology: "Viscoses" is the plural of "viscose," and the condition described here is the same idea of thickness and stickiness applied to bodily fluids. The root is Latin "viscum," meaning mistletoe, whose sticky berries were used to make birdlime, a substance that trapped birds. From "viscum" came the Late Latin adjective "viscosus," meaning sticky, which gave English its words for stickiness and thickness. The name "viscose" also belongs to the rayon fibre, because its manufacturing process begins with a thick, syrupy solution of cellulose. The fabric's name thus records a material that started as something closer to a gooey liquid than cloth.

Synonyms: viscous liquids, thick liquids

Antonyms: fluids, watery liquids