viscose

n.

1. A thick, golden-brown viscous solution of cellulose xanthate, used in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane.
2. Viscose rayon.

adj.

1. Viscous.
2. Of, relating to, or made from viscose.

[VISC(OUS) + -OSE². Adj., sense 1, Middle English viscous, from Late Latin viscōsus, from Latin viscum, mistletoe, birdlime made from mistletoe berries.]

adjective

Having a heavy, gluey quality: glutinous, mucilaginous, viscid, viscous. See solid/liquid/consistency.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda
  Synonym: cellulose xanthate

Meaning #2: a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers
  Synonym: viscose rayon

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - viskose
adj. - viskose-

Nederlands (Dutch)
viscose, stroperige vloeistof gebruikt in zijdeproductie, van viscose

Français (French)
n. - viscose
adj. - en viscose

Deutsch (German)
n. - Viskose
adj. - viskos

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (χημ.) βισκόζη

Italiano (Italian)
viscoso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - viscose (f) (Quím.)

Русский (Russian)
вискоза, вискозный шелк

Español (Spanish)
n. - viscosa
adj. - viscoso, pegajoso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - viskos

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纤维胶, 粘胶的, 粘胶制的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 纖維膠
adj. - 黏膠的, 黏膠製的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 비스코스(인견의 원료)
adj. - 점착하는, 끈적이는, 비스코스의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ビスコース, ビスコースレーヨン
adj. - 粘る, 粘性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مادة لزجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חומר דביק המעובד מתאית - צלולוזה, ראיון (זהורית)‬
adj. - ‮דביק, צמיג‬

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Viscose Rayon Rugs