Xalka ugu horeeya ee lagu guuleysto waxaa sameeyay kiimikada Ingiriiska Charles Frederick Cross, iyo wada shaqeeyayaashiisa Edward John Bevan iyo Clayton Beadle. Waxay u bixiyeen magaca "viscose", maxaa yeelay badeecada falcelinta ee kaarboon disulfide iyo cellulose xaaladaha aasaasiga ah waxay siisay xal aad u jilicsan oo xanthate ah. Rayonka viscose-ka ganacsiga ee ugu horeeya waxaa soo saaray shirkadda UK ee Courtaulds sanadkii 1905. Magaca "rayon" waxaa la qaatay 1924, iyadoo "viscose" loo adeegsanayo dareeraha dabiiciga ah ee jilicsan ee loo isticmaalo in lagu sameeyo labadaba rayon iyo cellophane. Wax soo saar la mid ah oo loo yaqaan cellulose acetate ayaa la helay 1865.
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