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polyacrylonitrile

[ pol-ee-ak-ruh-loh-nahy-tril, -treel, -trahyl ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a polymer of acrylonitrile used in the manufacture of Orlon and other synthetic textiles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of polyacrylonitrile1

First recorded in 1930–35; poly- + acrylonitrile

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