viscose

viscose

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪskəʊs/ enPR: vĭsʹkōs

Noun

viscose (countable and uncountable, plural viscoses)

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.

Synonyms

• cellulose xanthate
• rayon

Translations

liquid

Catalan: viscosa f Czech: viskóza f Dutch: viscose (nl) m or f Finnish: viskoosi (fi) Italian: viscosa (it) f

fabric

Bulgarian: вискоза f (viskoza) Czech: viskóza f Dutch: viscose (nl) m or f Estonian: viskoos Finnish: viskoosikuitu, viskoosi (fi) Irish: vioscós m Italian: viscosa (it) f Portuguese: viscose f Spanish: viscosa (es) f Swedish: viskos (sv) c

Anagrams

• Vescios

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vis.koz/

Noun

viscose f (plural viscoses)

1. viscose

Further reading

• “viscose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /viˈsko.se/, /viˈsko.ze/
• Rhymes: -ose, -oze
• Hyphenation: vi‧scó‧se

Adjective

viscose f pl

1. feminine plural of viscoso

Noun

viscose f pl

1. plural of viscosa

Anagrams

• sovesci, vescosi

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯isˈkoː.se/, [u̯ɪs̠ˈkoːs̠ɛ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /visˈko.se/, [visˈkɔːs̬e]

Adjective

viscōse

1. vocative masculine singular of viscōsus