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Record 1 2004-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Synthetic Fabrics
DEF

A synthetic polyester fibre ... made by polymerizing ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid.

CONT

Polyethylene terephthalate is the basis of synthetic fibers such as polyester, dacron, and terylene ...

OBS

Cloth made from terylene its shape after washing and is hard-wearing ... Since 1970 it has been the most widely produced synthetic fibre, often under the generic name polyester.

OBS

Terylene is a trade name of the Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), Great Britain. This trademark has become a common term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
DEF

[...] fibre [...] synthétique de polyester [...]

CONT

Des fibres synthétiques ou hémi-synthétiques telles le nylon, l'orlon, le térylène, le kevlar, le dacron, l'acrylique ou la rayonne possèdent certaines qualités que l'on ne retrouve pas dans les produits naturels.

Spanish

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