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Dacron vs Nylon - What's the difference?

dacron | nylon |

As nouns the difference between dacron and nylon

is that dacron is a polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth while nylon is 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.

As a proper noun Dacron

is polyethylene terephthalate, as made into thread or cloth.

dacron

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth.

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    nylon

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    Noun

    (wikipedia nylon)
  • 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.
  • (plurale tantum) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
    • They left the strip club when they discovered the ladies only stripped down to their nylons .

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