viscose

English

Etymology

From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”).

Noun

viscose (uncountable)

  1. A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
  2. A fabric made from this material.
    • 2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian‎:
      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.

Synonyms

  • cellulose xanthate

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Italian

Adjective

viscose f pl

  1. Feminine plural of adjective viscoso.

Noun

viscose f pl

  1. plural of viscosa

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Latin

Adjective

viscōse

  1. vocative masculine singular of viscōsus
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