Glossary
What is Polymer?
A long chain of repeating molecules; polyester and nylon are both built from petrochemicals into polymer chains before melt-spinning.
This term in other languages
| Arabic | البوليمر |
|---|---|
| French | Polymère |
| Turkish | Polimer |
Learn it in the lesson
How polyester and nylon are made, and why they behave differently from cotton
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