viscose
noun/ˈvɪskəʊz/, /ˈvɪskəʊs/
/ˈvɪskəʊz/, /ˈvɪskəʊs/
[uncountable] (especially British English)- a chemical made from cellulose, used to make fibres that can be used to make clothes, etc.Word Originlate 19th cent.: from late Latin viscosus, from Latin viscus ‘birdlime’.
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