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Meaning of "viscose" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VISCOSE

From Late Latin viscōsus full of birdlime, sticky, from viscum birdlime.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VISCOSE

viscose  [ˈvɪskəʊs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VISCOSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Viscose can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES VISCOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Viscose

Viscose is a solution of cellulose xanthate made by treating a cellulose compound with sodium hydroxide and carbon disulfide. Byproducts include sodium thiocarbonate, sodium carbonate, and sodium sulfide. The viscose solution is used to spin the fiber viscose rayon, or rayon, a soft man-made fiber commonly used in dresses, linings, shirts, shorts, coats, jackets, and other outer wear. It is also used in industrial yarns, upholstery and carpets.

Definition of viscose in the English dictionary

The definition of viscose in the dictionary is a viscous orange-brown solution obtained by dissolving cellulose in sodium hydroxide and carbon disulphide. It can be converted back to cellulose by an acid, as in the manufacture of rayon and cellophane. Other definition of viscose is rayon made from this material.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VISCOSE


arkose
ˈɑːkəʊs
bellicose
ˈbɛlɪˌkəʊs
cicatricose
sɪˈkætrɪˌkəʊs
floccose
ˈflɒkəʊs
fruticose
ˈfruːtɪˌkəʊs
fucose
ˈfjuːkəʊs
jocose
dʒəˈkəʊs
kos
kəʊs
mucose
ˈmjuːkəʊs
succose
ˈsʌkəʊs
varicose
ˈværɪˌkəʊs
ventricose
ˈvɛntrɪˌkəʊs
verrucose
ˈvɛrʊˌkəʊs
vorticose
ˈvɔːtɪˌkəʊs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VISCOSE

viscoelastic
viscoelasticity
viscoid
viscoidal
viscometer
viscometric
viscometrical
viscometry
Visconti
viscosimeter
viscosimetric
viscosimetrical
viscosimetry
viscosities
viscosity
viscount
viscountcy
viscountess
viscountship
viscounty

WORDS THAT END LIKE VISCOSE

arose
choose
chose
close
corticose
cose
dextroglucose
glucose
glycose
hose
lose
muscose
on the loose
on the nose
purpose
rose
suffruticose
talcose
those
whose

Synonyms and antonyms of viscose in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «viscose» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VISCOSE

Find out the translation of viscose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of viscose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «viscose» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粘胶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viscosa
570 millions of speakers

English

viscose
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विस्कोस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فسكوزي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вискоза
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

viscose
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আঠালো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

viscose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Viskos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Viskose
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビスコース
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비스코스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Viscose
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

viscose
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விஸ்கோஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हिस्कोझ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

viskoz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

viscosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiskoza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

віскоза
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vascoza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βισκόζη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

viscose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

viskos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viskose
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of viscose

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VISCOSE»

The term «viscose» is very widely used and occupies the 23.160 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VISCOSE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about viscose

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VISCOSE»

Discover the use of viscose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to viscose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys
Viscose Cellulosic fibres like viscose are formed from natural polymers that are chemically dissolved and then extruded as a continuous filament. A common source of cellulose for viscose is fast-growing softwoods such as beech, although  ...
Kate Fletcher, 2012
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Laundry: The Home Comforts Book of Caring for Clothes and Linens
(Such rayon fabrics, however, will function quite differendy from the fabrics of natural fibers that they resemble.) Rayon fibers can be effectively blended with many other fibers, natural and synthetic. Viscose Rayon. Most of the rayon you buy is ...
Cheryl Mendelson, 2009
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Natural Fibers, Plastics and Composites
Lenzing produces a variety of fibers by the viscose process. Additionally, the high tenacity textile fiber, "Modal", has been developed and is uniquely produced by Lenzing using a modified viscose process. Some of the commercial viscose and  ...
Frederick T. Wallenberger, Norman E. Weston, 2004
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Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House
Fabrics made from high wet-modulus rayons often look and feel like high-quality cotton fabrics, and tend to have more body and stiffness than viscose rayon fabrics, but they can also be silky or woolly. Because they have better wet strength, ...
Cheryl Mendelson, 2005
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Chemical Technology in the Pre-Treatment Processes of Textiles
4.14.7 Scouring of blends containing viscose Standard viscose and polynosic rayons are blended with cotton for improved physico-chemical properties of the blended fabric. The increase in tensile strength brought about by blending wool with ...
S.R. Karmakar, 1999
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Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition
nitrogen through a solution of viscose and measuring the amount of CS2 removed. Under normal conditions of viscose ripening, as CS2 is released from the cellulose xanthate it is consumed in reactions, forming by-products and rexanthating ...
Menachem Lewin, 2006
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Viscose Rayon Staple Fiber: Probable Effect of Modification ...
using the viscose process11 are subject to the modification or rule change. Artificial fibers produced using the viscose process, and therefore considered to be viscose rayon fibers, include traditional rayon, modal (also known as micro modal), ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Regenerated Cellulose Fibres
The first patent on the viscose process was granted to Cross and Sevan in England in 1893. By 1908 the fibre spun from viscose dope had been accepted as a key component of the burgeoning textile industry (see also Chapter 1). Viscose (or ...
Calvin Woodings, 2001
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Manufactured Fibre Technology
A reduction of viscose viscosity allows for an increase in a-cellulose content in the viscose and also an increase in the ratio of a-cellulose to NaOH in the viscose which leads to a reduction in the consumption of sulphuric acid. The production ...
V. B. Gupta, V.K. Kothari, 1997
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Performance of Protective Clothing
Both the viscose and polyester liners demonstrated good wicking ability. The viscose liner wicked 20% further than the polyester liner. When comparing the drying properties of the liner material, the polyester liner had the shortest drying time.
James S. Johnson, S. Z. Mansdorf, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VISCOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term viscose is used in the context of the following news items.
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High Tenacity Filament Yarn of Viscose Rayon Consumption to …
New market research study “Tenacity Filament Yarn of Viscose Rayon (Excluding Sewing Thread): European Union Market Outlook 2015 and Forecast till 2020” ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
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Imports of Viscose Staple Fibre excluding Bamboo Fibre from China …
Initiation of Sunset Review of Anti-dumping Duty imposed on imports of Viscose Staple Fibre excluding Bamboo Fibre, originating in or exported from China PR ... «The Dollar Business, Jul 15»
3
Viscose speciality fibres – bio-based fibres for filtration
However, viscose fibres are manufactured from natural wood pulp in a chemical process, in which natural variations of the raw material are levelled out. «Filtration + Separation, Jun 15»
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Aditya Birla to eliminate forest-based viscose
Aditya Birla Group, the world's largest producer of viscose fibres, has set out a new "game-changing" commitment to stop sourcing the raw material from ancient ... «just-style.com, May 15»
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World's Largest Supplier of Rayon Commits to Sustainable Sourcing
forests Sustainable fashion lovers have something to cheer about. Aditya Birla, global maker of viscose fibers, better known as rayon, has a new fiber sourcing ... «Triple Pundit, May 15»
6
Research and Markets: High Tenacity Filament Yarn of Viscose
The report grants access to the in-depth insight into the market of high tenacity filament yarn of viscose rayon (excluding sewing thread). All data available in the ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
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Viscose Fiber Industry 2016-2020 Chinese & Global Key …
RnRMarketResearch.com adds "Global and China Viscose Fiber Industry Report, 2013-2016" and "Global and Chinese Viscose Fiber Industry, 2015 Market ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
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Indian fiber company commissions 120000-ton viscose plant
MUMBAI -- Grasim Industries, a leading maker of viscose staple fiber, has fully commissioned a 120,000-ton-per-year plant at Vilayat, in India's western state of ... «Nikkei Asian Review, Mar 15»
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Grasim commissions viscose staple fibre plant at Vilayat
Grasim Industries Ltd, a part of Aditya Birla Group, has commissioned a new production line for viscose staple fibre (VSF) at its plant in Vilayat (Gujarat) as a part ... «Business Standard, Mar 15»
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Viscose Staple Fiber and Filament Prices in China Weekly Report
Viscose prices remained frozen at the end of the week in China, as market participants were very slowly returning from holidays. Our weekly report covers the ... «EmergingTextiles.com, Feb 15»

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