And there are two kinds. Most people of European or African ancestry have the "wet" kind: thick and sticky.

VOA: special.2010.03.31

The pine tree's sticky sap made her fingers feel stiff and clumsy as she climbed higher and higher.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

They become sticky and harden into the shape of the letter C, like a sickle, a hand tool with a curved blade.

VOA: special.2009.12.16

They would make turpentine from tar and get the black, sticky tar on the heels of their feet.

VOA: special.2009.08.16

They would make turpentine from tar and get the black,sticky tar on the heels of their feet.

VOA: special.2011.01.16

Cells in the airways begin to produce too much of a thick, sticky substance called mucous.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

Her brain had sticky structures and nerve cells that appeared to be mixed together.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

Its body,and the bones of the pig, slowly sink into the sticky black hole.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

The group stopped to examine the sticky black substance that covered the Earth.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

For many thousands of years, plant seeds landed in the sticky asphalt.

VOA: special.2010.04.07

His caramels were softer than others being sold and less sticky.

VOA: special.2010.12.05

Adobe becomes a sticky mud when it is mixed with water.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

Washington can get very hot and sticky in summertime.

VOA: special.2009.09.21

The sticky structures were shown to be amyloid plaques.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

I never thought Bob would have sticky fingers.

VOA: special.2009.10.11

Coast Guard chief warrant officer Adam Wine says the work involves using special towels to wipe up the sticky oil.

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

But with defective brakes, sticky gas pedals, and loose floor mats prompting recalls of Toyota cars worldwide, that reputation is falling fast.

VOA: standard.2010.02.15

"Whatever they did,didn't' work." Stogel says he picked up his recalled 2009 Camry from a dealer after getting repairs to fix a sticky gas pedal.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has linked more than 50 deaths to the unexpected acceleration problems -- a safety issue Toyota has blamed on floor mats and sticky gas pedals.

VOA: standard.2010.03.26