viscose

American  

[vis-kohs] / ˈvɪs koʊs /

noun

1. 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.

2. viscose rayon.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or made from viscose.

2. viscous.

viscose British  

/ ˈvɪskəʊs /

noun

1. 1. 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

   2. ( as modifier )

      viscose rayon

2. rayon made from this material

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adjective

1. another word for viscous

Etymology

Origin of viscose

1350–1400 viscose for def. 4; 1895–1900 viscose for def. 1; viscose ( in def. 4 ) < Late Latin viscōsus viscous ( -ose ¹ ); viscose ( in def. 1 ) < Latin visc ( um ) birdlime + -ose ²

Example Sentences

Viscose, sometimes referred to as artificial silk, is a common constituent of clothes such as blouses, skirts and dresses.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

Thanks to Talon's spectacular growth and a new American Viscose Corp. rayon plant, it scarcely felt the de pression of the '305.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sale in May of American Viscose, which has a book value of $122,000,000 and earned $7,885,000 last year, netted only $54,348,923.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lew traded rocks for a baseball in order to get a job at the local American Viscose plant, whose factory team needed a pitcher.

From Time Magazine Archive

Viscose tubes for sausage containers are more sanitary and appetizing than the customary casings.

From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.