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Turbid vs Viscous - What's the difference?

turbid | viscous |

As adjectives the difference between turbid and viscous

is that turbid is having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind while viscous is having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.

turbid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the lees or sediment disturbed; roiled; muddy; thick; not clear; -- used of liquids of any kind.
  • turbid''' water''; '''''turbid wine

    Synonyms

    * (having the lees or sediment disturbed) confused, cloudy, disordered, disturbed, roiled

    Derived terms

    * turbidity

    viscous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid
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  • (physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity
  • Synonyms

    * (having a thick consistency) syrupy, viscid, viscose

    Antonyms

    * (physics) inviscid

    Derived terms

    * viscously * viscousness