viscose

plural viscoses

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

   Near-synonym: rayon (synecdochally synonymous)

   Synonyms: cellulose xanthate, rayon

2. countableuncountableA fabric made from this material.

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

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

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   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.

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