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Viscose

//ˈvɪskəʊs// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)"

  2. 2
    a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers wordnet
  3. 3
    A fabric made from this material. countable, uncountable

    "Her mission statement is that clothes made from sustainable viscose and cruelty-free alternatives to leather should not be targeted at a niche market, but shown to hold their own on the Paris fashion week catwalk."

  4. 4
    a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda wordnet

Etymology

From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.

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