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English
Etymology
From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvɪskəʊs/ enPR: vĭsʹkōs
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
viscose (countable and uncountable, plural viscoses)
- A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
- Synonym: cellulose xanthate
- Hypernyms: liquid < substance, material, stuff
- Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)
- 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.
- 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 191:
- Here you are in your favourite viscose shirt and palazzo pants.
Related terms
Translations
liquid
fabric
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Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Noun
viscose f (plural viscoses)
Further reading
- “viscose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
viscose f pl
Noun
viscose f pl
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
viscōse