viscous• The creatures died on their backs in viscousgreenpools.• Pools of viscous liquid started to spread across the floor.• The process is normally incomplete because crystallization takes place when the polymer is a viscous liquid.• It is a gum and in water produces a very viscoussolution even at lowconcentrations.• This thinregion is known as the viscous sub-layer.
Originviscous
(1300-1400)Late Latinviscosus, from Latinviscum“mistletoe, sticky substance used for catching birds”