nylon
Meaning of nylon
noun
- Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
I tore a hole in my nylons while walking home through the woods.
Information about nylon
- It is a name.
- The plural form of nylon is: nylons.
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Hyphenation of nylon
ny-lon
- It consists of 2 syllables and 5 chars.
- nylon is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
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Anagrams of nylon
Words that rhyme with nylon
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