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polyacrylonitrile

polyacrylonitrile noun: any polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabrics.

Noun

polyacrylonitrile (plural polyacrylonitriles)

  1. Any polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabrics

Forms of polyacrylonitrile

pluralpolyacrylonitriles

Origin of polyacrylonitrile

From poly- + acrylonitrile.

Questions about polyacrylonitrile

What does polyacrylonitrile mean?
Polyacrylonitrile means any polymer or copolymer of acrylonitrile; they are mostly resins that are used to make fibers for fabrics.
What part of speech is polyacrylonitrile?
Polyacrylonitrile is a noun.
What is the plural of polyacrylonitrile?
The plural of polyacrylonitrile is polyacrylonitriles.

Words near polyacrylonitrile in the dictionary

  1. polyacrylic
  2. polyacrylic acid
  3. polyacrylic acids
  4. polyacrylics
  5. polyacrylimide
  6. polyacrylonitrile
  7. polyacrylonitriles
  8. polyact
  9. polyactide
  10. polyactinal
  11. polyactine

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