viscose
noun/ˈvɪskəʊs/
Etymology
From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.
- derived from viscōsus
Definitions
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)
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