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polycaprolactam

polycaprolactam noun: a polymer formed by ring-opening polymerization, originally developed in the 1950s as an alternative to a similar patented polymer.

Noun

polycaprolactam (countable and uncountable, plural polycaprolactams)

  1. A polymer formed by ring-opening polymerization, originally developed in the 1950s as an alternative to a similar patented polymer.

Forms of polycaprolactam

pluralpolycaprolactams

Origin of polycaprolactam

From poly- + caprolactam.

Questions about polycaprolactam

What does polycaprolactam mean?
Polycaprolactam means a polymer formed by ring-opening polymerization, originally developed in the 1950s as an alternative to a similar patented polymer.
What part of speech is polycaprolactam?
Polycaprolactam is a noun.
What is the plural of polycaprolactam?
The plural of polycaprolactam is polycaprolactams.

Words near polycaprolactam in the dictionary

  1. polycameratic
  2. polycandidal
  3. Polycaon
  4. polycapillaries
  5. polycapillary
  6. polycaprolactam
  7. polycaprolactams
  8. polycaprolactone
  9. polycaprolactones
  10. polycarb
  11. polycarbamate

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