Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viscose

/ˈvɪskəʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: vis-cose
IPA: /ˈvɪskəʊs/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fabric made from this material.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)"
"Her mission statement is that clothes made from sustainable viscose and cruelty-free alternatives to leather should not be targeted at a niche market, but shown to hold their own on the Paris fashion week catwalk."
"Here you are […] in your favourite viscose shirt and palazzo pants."

Etymology

From Latin viscōsus, from viscum (“birdlime”); by surface analysis, visco- + -ose. Doublet of viscous.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: viscōsus

Usage

Inflected Forms

viscoses (plural)

Derived Forms

polyviscose

Phrases

visco-

Frequently Paired Words

visco- viscoid viscoidal viscosity viscous collodion

Synonyms

cellulose xanthate rayon viscose rayon

Questions

How do you pronounce viscose?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪskəʊs/.
What does viscose mean?: A viscous orange-brown liquid obtained by chemical treatment of cellulose and used as the basis of manufacturing rayon and cellulose film.
Where does viscose come from?: It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce viscose

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