POLYAMIDE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A polymer containing repeated amide groups

Synonyms:

polyamide; polymeric amide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("polyamide" is a kind of...):

polymer (a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polyamide"):

nylon (a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers)

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