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viscose

[ vis-kohs ]

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.


adjective

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

viscose

/ ˈvɪskəʊs /

noun

    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

  1. rayon made from this material
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. another word for viscous
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of viscose1

1350–1400 viscose fordef 4; 1895–1900 viscose fordef 1; viscose ( indef 4 ) < Late Latin viscōsus viscous ( -ose 1 ); viscose ( indef 1 ) < Latin visc ( um ) birdlime + -ose 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of viscose1

C19: from Late Latin viscōsus full of birdlime, sticky, from viscum birdlime; see viscid
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Example Sentences

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

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

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.”

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

One constant theme throughout the collection was sheerness: cotton and viscose tops with lace bras peeking through, and whole outfits covered with organza and silk that muted colors underneath.

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