viscose
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viscose
- /ˈvɪskəʊs/
Where it comes from
From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.
noun viscoses
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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)
Similar: cellulose xanthate, rayon
- 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.
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Talk about this word "viscose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/viscose. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. viscose. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/viscose "viscose." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/viscose.Cite this
@misc{viscose_2026,
title = {viscose},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/viscose},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
