Home › Words › V › viscoseviscose/ˈvɪskəʊs/viscose means A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.viscose is pronounced /ˈvɪskəʊs/.EtymologyFrom Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.nounA viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.e.g.“Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)”A fabric made from this material.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.polyviscose 70% match — A polymer manufactured from plant cellulose. vs viscose →resin 55% match — A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications. vs viscose →viscosity 55% match — The state of being viscous. vs viscose →viscous 54% match — Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid (that is, a high viscosity). vs viscose →leatheroid 52% match — A cellulose material prepared from unsized cotton rag paper and mineral acid. vs viscose →vinyon 52% match — A synthetic fiber made from polyvinyl chloride. vs viscose →viscosin 52% match — A biosurfactant, [[(2S)-2-[[(3R)-3-hydroxydecanoyl]amino]-4-methyl-pentanoyl]amino]-5-oxo-pentanoic acid, produced by Pseudomonas fluorescens vs viscose →viscidation 52% match — The process of making something (especially blood) viscid vs viscose →