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Plastics > Nylon

Preferred term

Nylon  

Definition

  • Any of a variety of thermoplastic polymers originally developed as textile fibers and used in fabrics. They have a straight-chain polyamide structure and are largely heat-resistant. [AAT]

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Entry terms

  • Capron
  • Kapron

Notation

  • 310687

In other languages

  • French

  • Capron
  • Kapron

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-XWG1BCZD-3

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