Dacron vs Nylon - What's the difference?
dacron | 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.
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.nylon
English
Noun
(wikipedia nylon)- They left the strip club when they discovered the ladies only stripped down to their nylons .