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Neoprene vs Nylon - What's the difference?

neoprene | nylon |

As a noun neoprene

is a synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.

neoprene

English

(wikipedia neoprene)

Noun

  • A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * polychloroprene

    nylon

    English

    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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