VISCOSITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does viscosity mean? 

• VISCOSITY (noun)
  The noun VISCOSITY has 1 sense:

1. resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)

  Familiarity information: VISCOSITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VISCOSITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Resistance of a liquid to shear forces (and hence to flow)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

viscosity; viscousness

Hypernyms ("viscosity" is a kind of...):

body; consistence; consistency; substance (the property of holding together and retaining its shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "viscosity"):

stickiness (the property of sticking to a surface)

sliminess (a property resembling or being covered with slime)

cohesiveness; glueyness; gluiness; gumminess; ropiness; tackiness; viscidity; viscidness (the property of being cohesive and sticky)

gelatinousness; glutinosity; glutinousness (the property of having a viscosity like jelly)

Derivation:

viscous (having a relatively high resistance to flow)

 Context examples 

A semi-solid composed of an oil in water emulsion, with lower viscosity than cream or gel.

(Lotion Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition, the increased level of cAMP in platelets inhibits platelet aggregation, which may contribute to a reduction in blood viscosity.

(Pentoxifylline, NCI Thesaurus)

The calculated correlation function yields a diffusion coefficient, for a given temperature and viscosity, which can be used to calculate particle size.

(Photon Correlation Spectroscopy, NCI Thesaurus)

This temporarily decreases interstitial viscosity and allows drugs that are co-injected to spread rapidly through the interstitial space, thereby facilitating absorption and/or distribution of the co-injected agents.

(Hyaluronidase, NCI Thesaurus)

This temporarily decreases interstitial viscosity and allows drugs that are co-injected to spread rapidly through the interstitial space, thereby facilitating absorption and/or distribution of co-injected agents.

(Hyaluronidase, Ovine, NCI Thesaurus)

Erdosteine and its metabolites modulate mucus production and viscosity, by which facilitating mucociliary transport and improving expectoration.

(Erdosteine, NCI Thesaurus)

This is probably due to the fiber in the berry powder becoming completely hydrated, which contributes to an increase in viscosity and resistance to melt-down, she explained.

(Freeze-Dried Strawberries and Ice Cream Make for a Very Stable Relationship, Agricultural Research Service)

This reduces the viscosity of mucus and makes the cough more productive.

(Entex, NCI Thesaurus)

This inactivates fibrinogen and leads to a reduction in blood viscosity, increases blood flow and perfusion of the microcirculation.

(Ancrod, NCI Thesaurus)

Methylcellulose is not absorbed by the intestines and attracts large amounts of water into the colon, thereby increasing viscosity, producing a softer and bulkier stool and stimulating the constriction of intestinal smooth muscles.

(Methylcellulose, NCI Thesaurus)