Viscose vs. Viscous

Viscosenoun

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

Viscousadjective

Having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid.

Viscosenoun

A fabric made from this material.

Viscousadjective

(physics) Of or pertaining to viscosity.

Viscosenoun

a cellulose ester obtained by treating cellulose with caustic soda

Viscousadjective

Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice.

Viscosenoun

a rayon fabric made from viscose (cellulose xanthate) fibers

Viscousadjective

having a relatively high resistance to flow

Viscousadjective

having the properties of glue

Viscousadjective

having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; having a high viscosity

‘viscous lava’;