polyester
noun
uk/ˌpɒl.iˈes.tər/us/ˌpɑː.liˈes.tɚ/polyesternoun(MATERIAL)
[UorC]
anartificialmaterialthat is akindofplastic, often used for makingclothes,bags,tents, etc.:
Thebackpackis made ofhard-wearingpolyester.
a polyestershirt涤纶衬衫
Rugs from themoderneraalso make use ofmodernfabricssuch as polyesters and brightly-coloured cottons.
- Mostfootballstripsare made from polyester.
- Wearing agarmentmade ofmainlypolyester orviscosewill make youhotunder thecollar.
- Today polyesterfleeceis theuniformofhikers,climbers, andbackpackers.
Textiles made from man-made fibres
- acetate
- borg
- Crimplene
- Dacron
- faille
- fleece
- fun fur
- lame
- Lycra
- memory foam
- microfibre
- Minky
- neoprene
- PUL
- rayon
- sharkskin
- sherpa
- smart fibre
- velour
- viscose
polyesternoun(TYPE OF POLYMER)
[C]chemistryspecialized
apolymer(= achemicalsubstanceconsisting oflargemoleculesmade from manysmallerandsimplermolecules)in which thepolymerunitsarejoinedbyesters(=substancesproducedby areactionbetween anacidand analcohol):
Polyesters are anothertypeofcondensationpolymer.
Polyesters can be made byreactingdicarboxylicacidswith diols.
- Polyesters arepolymerswhose monomers arebondedto each otherviathe esterlink,COO.
- A polyester called PBAT iswidelyused inagriculture.
- As in other polyesters, themultiplerepeatingunitsthat make up thelong, chainlike polyarylatemoleculesarelinkedtogether by estergroups.
Chemistry: types of chemical
- acid salt
- aerogel
- alkali metal
- alkaline
- alkalinity
- carbohydrate
- dioxide
- dioxin
- inorganic
- lectin
- melamine
- methyl orange
- monomer
- nitrogenous
- pectin
- propellant
- reactant
- saline
- soluble
- sulphide