viscose

From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”).

viscose (uncountable)

1. A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
2. A fabric made from this material.
   • 2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian‎:

     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.

• cellulose xanthate
• rayon

• Vescios

viscose

1. Feminine plural of adjective viscoso.

viscose f pl

1. plural of viscosa

• sovesci

viscōse

1. vocative masculine singular of viscōsus