Nylon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers, the molecules of which contain the recurring amide group CONH.
  • n. Cloth or yarn made from one of these synthetic materials.
  • n. Stockings made of one of these synthetic materials.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
  • n. A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics, comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials, used mostly in fibers.
  • n. A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1].
  • n. Stockings made of a thin form of nylon{2}, especially full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers
  • n. a synthetic fabric
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