viscose
[ vis-kohs ]
/ ˈvɪs koʊs /
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noun
a viscous solution prepared by treating cellulose with caustic soda and carbon bisulfide: used in manufacturing regenerated cellulose fibers, sheets, or tubes, as rayon or cellophane.
viscose rayon.
adjective
of, relating to, or made from viscose.
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Origin of viscose
Words nearby viscose
viscid, viscoelastic, viscoid, viscometer, Visconti, viscose, viscosity, viscosity index, viscount, viscountcy, viscountess
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British Dictionary definitions for viscose
viscose
/ (ˈvɪskəʊs) /
noun
- a viscous orange-brown solution obtained by dissolving cellulose in sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide. It can be converted back to cellulose by an acid, as in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane
- (as modifier)viscose rayon
rayon made from this material
adjective
another word for viscous
Word Origin for viscose
C19: from Late Latin viscōsus full of birdlime, sticky, from viscum birdlime; see viscid
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