polyester

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌpɒliˈɛstə^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɑliˌɛstɚ/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pol′ē es′tər, pol′ē es′tər)

pol•y•es•ter n.

Textiles[uncountable] a textile fabric used esp. in clothes.
a piece of clothing made from this fabric:[countable]some polyesters and knits on sale.

pol•y•es•ter n.

Chemistrya polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
TextilesAlso called poly. a fabric made from such textile fibers.

pol•y•es•ter•i•fi•ca•tion n.

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polyester /ˌpɒlɪˈɛstə/ n

any of a large class of synthetic materials that are polymers containing recurring -COO- groups: used as plastics, textile fibres, and adhesives

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