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viscoid

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Viscoid (adj) means Composed of viscoid (a powered amorphous form of cellulose).

adj
1
Composed of viscoid (a powered amorphous form of cellulose).
2
Made from viscose, a liquid produced from cellulose.
3
Describing the way thick fluids move and mix together.
4
A mistaken form of the word 'viscous'.
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Etymology

By surface analysis this breaks down as visco- plus -oid, and it seems to have been coined independently by several scientists between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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What is the meaning of viscoid?
"viscoid" (adj) means composed of viscoid (a powered amorphous form of cellulose).
What are the different meanings of viscoid?
"viscoid" has 3 main meanings: 1. Composed of viscoid (a powered amorphous form of cellulose); 2. Made from viscose, a liquid produced from cellulose; 3. Describing the way thick fluids move and mix together.
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