viscose

noun
/ˈvɪskəʊs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from viscōsus

Definitions

  1. A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the…

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

    • Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)
  2. A fabric made from this material.

    • 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.
    • Here you are […] in your favourite viscose shirt and palazzo pants.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for viscose. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA