polyestern.adj.
/ˌpɒlɪˈɛstə/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈɛstər/ A. n.
1. Chemistry. Any polymer in which the units are joined by an ester linkage, —CO·O—.
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the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > resins and plastics > [noun] > thermosetting resins
polyester1922
polysulphone1934
polyimide1945
epoxy resin1950
1922 Jrnl. Amer. Chem. Soc. 44 426 The saponification of other symmetrical polyesters, for instance the acetic acid ester of glycol,..was also found to be in accord with this simple relation.
1935 C. Ellis Chem. Synthetic Resins II. l. 1002 Strong, oriented fibers were obtained from polyesters of molecular weights greater than 9330.
1973 Materials & Technol. VI. viii. 568 The polyesters are usually marketed dissolved in the cross-linking monomer in the form of a syrup, to which inhibitors are added.
1998 Textile Horizons May 20/4 The high crystalline polyesters have a very sharp melting point and can be polymerised to high molecular weights.
2. More fully polyester resin. Any of numerous synthetic resins or plastics consisting of or made from such polymers, different kinds of which are used as fibres or films, in paint, and as moulding materials or reinforced plastics.
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the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > industrial polymers (named) > [noun]
hexamethylenediamine1894
cellulose acetate1895
bakelite1909
phenol-formaldehyde1911
Paxolin1918
methylcellulose1921
Saran1940
polyester resin1946
polyester fibre1951
Mylar1952
polychlorinated biphenyl1959
1946 Science 20 Dec. 601/1 (title) The use of unsaturated polyester resins for embedding biological material.
1958 Engineering 7 Mar. 311/1 Cellulose-acetate and, more recently, polyester are used at present for data-recording tape bases.
1978 H. E. L. Andrew Batsford Encycl. Crafts 10/1 Polyester resins are used as binders for glass fibre.
1990 Dog World Dec. 39/1 It took eight gallons of polyester resin coating to weatherproof the bricks.
2004 N.Y. Mag. 14 June 68/3 Marin inserts a stent-graft—a sort of artificial artery made of polyester fitted over a stent—into the abdominal aorta.
3. More fully polyester fibre. A man-made fibre consisting of such a polymer; a fabric made from such fibre.
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the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > industrial polymers (named) > [noun]
hexamethylenediamine1894
cellulose acetate1895
bakelite1909
phenol-formaldehyde1911
Paxolin1918
methylcellulose1921
Saran1940
polyester resin1946
polyester fibre1951
Mylar1952
polychlorinated biphenyl1959
the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > man-made textiles > [noun] > synthetic > polyester
Terylene1946
Dacron1951
polyester1951
Tergal1954
Trevira1959
Terital1960
1951 Science 25 May 616/1 Dacron, Du Pont's new polyester fiber (formerly Fiber V and ‘Amilar’) will be manufactured at a new plant to be built this spring.
1964 Which? Aug. 253/3 Fabrics made from polyester tend to attract dirt but can be easily washed.
1989 Grattan Direct Catal. Spring–Summer 67/1 Nautical motif tank top bikini in white and navy polyester.
1991 Sassy Aug. 38/2 Judd Nelson, brat packer gone loco, plays a talentless, polyester-clad standup comic.
2001 C. Whitehead John Henry Days iv. 265 Some have purchased John Henry T-shirts..in 50-50 cotton and polyester.
B. adj.
1. attributive. Made of polyester resin or fibre.
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1952 Science 5 Dec. 628/1 Du Pont will start construction early next year of a plant..for the manufacture of Mylar polyester film.
1968 6th Internat. Reinforced Plastics Conf. (Brit. Plastics Federation) 6/1/1 The technical processes nowadays used for a continuous production of glassfibre reinforced polyester articles.
1972 New Yorker 26 Aug. 55 (advt.) Our fluid navy wool knit with permanent pleated polyester chiffon palazzo sleeves.
1995 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 30 Aug. c1/4 The polyester films made at the plant are used in a number of consumer and industrial products, including floppy disks for computers, food packaging and electronic circuitry.
2000 N.Y. Times 29 Nov. a33/4 A stocky, untelegenic politician who was partial to polyester suits and loud ties.
2. figurative. Chiefly U.S. False, synthetic.
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the world > matter > chemistry > organic chemistry > chemical processes or reactions > [adjective] > relating to or involving artificial synthesis
synthetical?1734
synthetic1753
polyester1979
1979 L. Thomas Chances are Few 10 It's Arnie (reaching now to slap me on the back) A gleaming brazen polyester clown.
1987 Orange County (Calif.) Reg. (Nexis) 13 Dec. j23 Clifton wears polyester suits and a polyester smile.
1995 Time 18 Sept. 104/2 Yet for all the perkiness and primping, the look is small-town, polyester. This is Sears, not Saks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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