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Terephthalate vs Polyamide - What's the difference?

terephthalate | polyamide |

As nouns the difference between terephthalate and polyamide

is that terephthalate is (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of terephthalic acid while polyamide is .

terephthalate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of terephthalic acid

    • Derived terms

    * polyethylene terephthalate

    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