TERYLENE


Meaning of TERYLENE in English

™ / ˈterəliːn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( BrE ) a light strong artificial material, used for making clothes, etc.

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WORD ORIGIN

1940s: formed by inversion of (polyeth)ylene ter(ephthalate) .

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