nylon

== English == === Etymology === Coined by the company DuPont in 1938. According to the company, the name was formed from the random generic syllable nyl- + the common fiber suffix -on (as in rayon and Dacron), said to be ultimately from cotton. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈnaɪlɒn/ (US) nīʹlän, IPA(key): /ˈnaɪlɑn/ Rhymes: -aɪlɒn Hyphenation: ny‧lon === Noun === nylon (countable and uncountable, plural nylons) 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. 1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure He put on make-up, nylons, panties, a dress. (perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === nonyl == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈnajlon] IPA(key): [ˈnɪlon] === Noun === nylon m inan nylon (copolymer consisting of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers) ==== Declension ==== == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English nylon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛi̯.lɔn/, /ˈnɑi̯.lɔn/ Hyphenation: ny‧lon === Noun === nylon n (uncountable, no diminutive) Nylon ==== Derived terms ==== nylonkous nylonkweefsel === Noun === nylon m (plural nylons, no diminutive) a nylon stocking Synonym: nylonkous == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnylon/, [ˈnylo̞n] Rhymes: -ylon Syllabification(key): ny‧lon Hyphenation(key): ny‧lon === Noun === nylon alternative form of nailon (“nylon”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “nylon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ni.lɔ̃/ === Noun === nylon m (plural nylons) nylon (material) ==== Derived terms ==== ennylonné === Further reading === “nylon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English nylon. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɘ.lɔn/ Rhymes: -ɘlɔn Syllabification: ny‧lon === Noun === nylon m inan nylon (substance) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === nylon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN nylon in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === náilon === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English nylon. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nylon m (uncountable) nylon (a synthetic polymer) === Further reading === “nylon”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “nylon”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnailon/ [ˈnai̯.lõn] Rhymes: -ailon Syllabification: ny‧lon === Noun === nylon m (uncountable) nylon == Swedish == === Noun === nylon n nylon (synthetic fiber) ==== Declension ==== === References === nylon in Svensk ordbok (SO) nylon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) nylon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)