dacron

See also: Dacron

English

Alternative forms

• Dacron

Etymology

Originated in 1951 (as Dacron) as a trademark, modern coinage by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. on the model of nylon.

Noun

dacron (countable and uncountable, plural dacrons)

1. A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth.

Translations

polyethylene terephthalate fiber

• Catalan: dacró m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 的確良 / 的确良 (zh) (díquèliáng)

• Finnish: teryleeni (fi), dacron (fi)
• French: dacron (fr) m
• Indonesian: dakron (id)
• Zhuang: baengzdizgozliengz

Further reading

• dacron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Cardon, Conard, Condra, Conrad, ancrod, candor, cardon