1. a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda; [syn: cellulose xanthate, viscose]
2. a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers; [syn: viscose rayon, viscose]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
viscose
n 1: a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with
caustic soda [syn: cellulose xanthate, viscose]
2: a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers
[syn: viscose rayon, viscose]