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

In response, India's trade ministry has set up a committee to track the influx of cheap Chinese goods, with its quasi-judicial arm probing imports across sectors, including viscose yarn.

From BBC

Rayon, viscose, all the leaps and bounds made in synthetics — don’t you believe in science?

From Los Angeles Times

At present, viscose textiles are made of biomass from the forest, and there is no such thing as fully recycled viscose.

From Science Daily

He sometimes chooses wool or silk, but he especially likes a linen-and-viscose blend: “It’s got that natural nubbiness of a linen, but then the viscose gives it a bit more of a refined sheen.”

From Seattle Times

Or the bright orange star fish bustier dress in viscose, which, when worn to something like a waterfront wedding, will prompt stares and questions.

From Los Angeles Times