Ciss

Quick meaning: Ciss is a verb meaning (of paint, varnish, or oil) To retract (from a uniform film applied to a damp, oily or nonabsorbent surface) and clump up into small droplets, or form craters.

Meaning

(of paint, varnish, or oil) To retract (from a uniform film applied to a damp, oily or nonabsorbent surface) and clump up into small droplets, or form craters.

Example Sentences

Varnish frequently cisses upon oil paint.

Varnish is very apt to ciss on old work, if the second coat is not applied as soon as ever the first coat is hard enough to bear varnishing.

The use of silicone anti-cissing agents in particular demands extreme caution, for while small amounts can help to prevent cissing, excessive use will actually promote it. Moreover, any subsequent coats are even more likely to ciss, and their .

There is some doubt as to the exact fatty acid composition, but the unquestionably high linolenic acid content and the fact that it is somewhat more reactive than linseed oil places it in the linolenic group. The raw oil tends to “ciss” when applied as a thin film, forming droplets as thought the surface were greasy.

Word Forms

• cisses
• cissing
• cissed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sci, kie, scumble, crumple, crozzle, uncrumple.

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