"polyamide" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: polyamides [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + amide. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|amide}} poly- + amide Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyamide (plural polyamides)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a range of polymers containing amide (or peptide) repeat units; examples include proteins and nylon. Wikidata QID: Q145273 Wikipedia link: polyamide Categories (topical): Organic chemistry Translations (polymer): 聚酰胺 (Chinese Mandarin), polyamidi (Finnish), Polyamid [neuter] (German), poliammide [feminine] (Italian), ポリアミド (Japanese), 폴리아미드 (polliamideu) (Korean), poliamid [masculine] (Polish), poliamida [feminine] (Portuguese), poliamida [feminine] (Spanish), poliamit (Turkish)

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