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語源

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

発音

• IPA: /ˈvɪskəʊs/ enPR: vĭsʹkōs

名詞

viscose (countable and uncountable, plural viscoses)

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

   Synonym: cellulose xanthate

   Hypernyms: liquid < substance, material, stuff

   Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)

2. A fabric made from this material.

   Hypernyms: fabric, material, stuff

   • 2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian‎:

     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.

   • 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 191:

     Here you are […] in your favourite viscose shirt and palazzo pants.

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参考

アナグラム

• Vescios

形容詞

viscōse

1. vocative masculine singular of viscōsus