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polyester

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
an artificial material that is a kind of plastic, often used for making clothes, bags, tents, etc.:

Examples:

The backpack is made of hard-wearing polyester.
a polyester shirt
Rugs from the modern era also make use of modern fabrics such as polyesters and brightly-coloured cottons.
2
a polymer (= a chemical substance consisting of large molecules made from many smaller and simpler molecules) in which the polymer units are joined by esters (= substances produced by a reaction between an acid and an alcohol):

Examples:

Polyesters are another type of condensation polymer.
Polyesters can be made by reacting dicarboxylic acids with diols.
3
a cloth made from artificial substances:

Examples:

polyester pants

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