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noun
A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: cellulose xanthate, rayon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liquid, substance, material, stuff
noun
A fabric made from this material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, material, stuff
noun
a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: viscose rayon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: rayon
noun
a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: cellulose xanthate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cellulose ester, xanthate
History
From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
