viscosity
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This finding suggests that viscosity, or a liquid's resistance to flow, plays a much larger role in its mechanical behavior than scientists previously believed.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
“It’s a rich, thick vanilla. I like the viscosity of it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
The maxim that blood is thicker than water may hold true in a laboratory viscosity test, but human relationships are far more complicated, and estrangement is commonplace.
From Salon • May 10, 2025
He said it could allow scientists "to make more informed estimates of some important material properties, such as the viscosity of the inner core, which is one of the least known quantities in modern science".
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025
A mixture of sand and fine brown adobe clays and gray caliche, it had the texture, viscosity, and crippling powers of a tar pit.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Vocabulary lists containing viscosity
Chemistry - Introductory
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Structure and Properties of Matter - Middle School
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Chemistry - High School
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