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 [ˈvɪskəʊs]

n

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds)

a.  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

b.  (as modifier) viscose rayon

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) rayon made from this material

adj

another word for viscous

[from Late Latin viscōsus full of birdlime, sticky, from viscum birdlime; see viscid]

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 [ˈvɪskəʊs]

A. ADJ → viscoso

B. N → viscosa f

viscose [ˈvɪskəʊs] (mainly British)

n → viscose f

modif → en viscose

viscose

n → Viskose f

viscose [ˈvɪskəʊs] n → viscosa