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Answer for the clue "Viscous ", 4 letters:
limy

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Word definitions for limy in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
resembling or coated with lime, 1550s, from lime (n.1) + -y (2).

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. containing or resembling lime

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Limy \Lim"y\ (l[imac]m"[y^]), a. [See 4th Lime .] Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous. ``Limy snares.'' --Spenser. Containing lime; as, a limy soil. Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.

Usage examples of limy.

This process of solution, by which the limy matter deposited on the bottom is taken back into the water, goes on everywhere, but at a rate which increases with the depth.