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POLYAMIDE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A polymer containing repeated amide groups
Synonyms:
polyamide; polymeric amide
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("polyamide" is a kind of...):
polymer (a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "polyamide"):
nylon (a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers)