[ 'vɪskəʊz , -kəʊs ]
■ noun
1》 a viscous orange-brown solution obtained by treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide, used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and transparent cellulose film.
2》 rayon fabric or fibre made from this.
Origin
C19: from late L. viscosus , from L. viscus 'birdlime'.