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Polyester vs Poly - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between polyester and poly

is that polyester is any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds while poly is polytechnic.

As adjectives the difference between polyester and poly

is that polyester is of, or consisting of polyesters while poly is polyamorous.

As a verb poly is

to polymorph; to transform by magic.

polyester

English

(wikipedia polyester)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds
  • A material or fabric made from polyester polymer

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, or consisting of polyesters

    • Anagrams

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    poly

    English

    Etymology 1

    Shortening of various words.

    Noun

    (polys)
  • polytechnic.
  • polyethylene (polythene)
  • (chiefly, computer graphics) polygon
  • (uncountable) polyester
    • a cotton-poly blend
  • (chiefly, informal) polyamory
  • (chiefly, informal) A polyamorous person.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (chiefly, informal) polyamorous

    • Verb

  • (transitive, video games, roguelikes) To polymorph; to transform by magic.

    • Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena) polium, the name of a plant, perhaps Teucrium polium .

    Alternative forms

    * poley

    Noun

  • A whitish woolly plant () of the order Labiatae, found throughout the Mediterranean.

    • Usage notes

    * The name, with various prefixes, is sometimes given to other related species of the same genus.

    Derived terms

    * poly-mountain (Webster 1913)

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