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nouna complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer
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nounany of a large class of synthetic fabrics
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nounany of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistanttype of:
Definition that contains polyester
- mylar a thin polyester film
- dacron a kind of polyester fabric
- maleic acid a colorless crystalline compound found in unripe fruit (such as apples or tomatoes or cherries) and used mainly to make polyester resins
- terylene a kind of polyester fabric
- plastination a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened
- fumaric acid a colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in making polyester resins
- polyester fiber a quick-drying resilient synthetic fiber consisting primarily of polyester