VISCOSE


Meaning of VISCOSE in English

I. ˈvis-ˌkōs, -ˌkōz noun

Etymology: obsolete viscose, adjective, viscous

Date: 1896

1. : a viscous golden-brown solution made by treating cellulose with caustic alkali solution and carbon disulfide and used in making rayon and films of regenerated cellulose

2. : viscose rayon

II. adjective

Date: 1900

: of, relating to, or made from viscose

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.