"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 Derived forms: aramid, homopolyamide, polyamidation, polyamide-imide Translations (polymer): 聚酰胺 (Chinese Mandarin), polyamidi (Finnish), polyamide [feminine] (French), Polyamid [neuter] (German), poliammide [feminine] (Italian), ポリアミド (Japanese), 폴리아미드 (polliamideu) (Korean), poliamid [masculine] (Polish), poliamida [feminine] (Portuguese), poliamidă [feminine] (Romanian), poliamida [feminine] (Spanish), poliamit (Turkish)

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