Liquid
Liquid adjective - Capable of moving like a liquid.
Usage example: always have in the kitchen a dispenser of liquid soap available for hand washing
Viscous
Viscous adjective - Being of a consistency that resists flow.
Usage example: viscous syrup that takes forever to pour from a narrow-neck bottle
Both words in one sentence
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Nevertheless, usually the lava looks clearer and more liquid than it should be (although it is somewhat more viscous than in other examples).
Source: Lava is Boiling Kool-Aid -
The Pulsating Cavern is body-warm, drips with glutinous viscous salty liquid, and its walls pulsate rhythmically and are suffused with unearthly pink-red light.
Source: Freudian Slippery Slope - Contra Rebirth: Lava will glow, but it's still a viscous dark red liquid.
Source: Lava is Boiling Kool-Aid
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