viscose

vis·cose  (vsks)

n.

1. A thick, golden-brown viscous solution of cellulose xanthate, used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane.

2. Viscose rayon.

adj.

1. Viscous.

2. Of, relating to, or made from viscose.

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[visc(ous) + -ose. Adj., sense 1, Middle English viscous, from Late Latin viscsus, from Latin viscum, mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe berries.]

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viscose

Noun

1. a sticky solution obtained by dissolving cellulose

2. rayon made from this material [Latin viscum birdlime]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	viscose - a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda cellulose xanthate viscose rayon, viscose - a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers cellulose ester - any ester of cellulose with an acid xanthate - a salt or ester of xanthic acid
	2.	viscose - a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers viscose rayon rayon - a synthetic silklike fabric cellulose xanthate, viscose - a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda

Translations

viscose [ˈvɪskəus] n (also Chem) → Viskose f