Nylon vs Egg - What's the difference?
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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.
(zoology, countable) An approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.
(countable) The egg of a domestic fowl as an item of food.
(uncountable) The contents of one or more (hen's usually) eggs as a culinary ingredient, etc.
(biology, countable) The female primary cell, the ovum.
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, title= Anything shaped like an egg, such as an Easter egg or a chocolate egg.
A swelling on one's head, usually large or noticeable, associated with an injury.
(mildly, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur), (potentially offensive) A person of Caucasian (Western) ancestry, who has a strong desire to learn about and immerse him- or herself in East Asian culture, and/or such a person who is perceived as behaving as if he or she were Asian (from the "white" outside and "yellow" inside).
(NZ, pejorative) A foolish or obnoxious person.
In terms such as good egg'', ''bad egg'', ''tough egg etc., a person, fellow.
To throw eggs at.
To dip in or coat with beaten egg (cooking).
To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.
As a noun egg is
(zoology|countable) an approximately spherical or ellipsoidal body produced by birds, snakes, insects and other animals, housing the embryo during its development.As a verb egg is
to throw eggs at or egg can be to encourage, incite.nylon
English
Noun
(wikipedia nylon)- They left the strip club when they discovered the ladies only stripped down to their nylons .
Anagrams
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(wikipedia egg)Etymology 1
From (etyl) egge, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Katrina G. Claw
Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
Verb
(en verb)- After I cut the tubing, I found that I had slightly egged it in the vise.