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Polyolefin vs Polyamide - What's the difference?

polyolefin | polyamide |

In chemistry terms the difference between polyolefin and polyamide

is that polyolefin is a polyene while polyamide is any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon.

polyolefin

English

Noun

(wikipedia polyolefin) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin
  • (chemistry) A polyene

    • polyamide

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyamide) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon