polyamide

American  

[pol-ee-am-ahyd, -id] / ˌpɒl iˈæm aɪd, -ɪd /

noun

Chemistry.

1. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.

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polyamide British  

/ -mɪd, ˌpɒlɪˈæmaɪd /

noun

1. any one of a class of synthetic polymeric materials containing recurring -CONH- groups See also nylon

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polyamide Scientific  

/ pŏl′ē-ăm′īd′ /

1. A polymer produced by the reaction of the amino group (NH ₂) from one molecule with the carboxylic acid group (CO ₂ H) from another molecule. The resulting structure is similar to that of a protein. Silk is a naturally occurring polyamide, and nylon is a synthetic polyamide.

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Etymology

Origin of polyamide

First recorded in 1925–30; poly- + amide

Example Sentences

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polyamide

However, PET was outnumbered by polyamide, a type of nylon.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024

Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade, respectively, dressed in the fennel tank top in cotton and the asymmetric pocket shirt in cotton and polyamide.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023

The nylon fishing nets are turned into polyamide resin pellets used in the production of brackets which hold the volume and power keys in place.

From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2022

The pants are made of 95% polyamide, a synthetic fiber, and 5% elastane, a type of stretch that helps give the pants elasticity and the ability to recover from wrinkles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2016

This material is actually a finely gridded facsimile of weaving that was designed by Mr. Lagerfeld and 3-D-printed in a polyamide developed by Materialise.

From New York Times ● May 5, 2016