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Arbitrary letters + -on (by analogy with cotton); the widespread claim that the word derives from abbreviations of New York and London is a myth. Another claim is that an earlier name proposed for the material, intended for use in stockings, was "no-run", which was altered to avoid falsely representing that stockings made from the material would not run at all.[1]
nylon (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 nylons)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/06 23:14 UTC 版)
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/13 12:00 UTC 版)
Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers known generically as polyamides, first produced on February 28, 1935, by Wallace Carothers at DuPont's research facility at the DuPont Experimental Station. Nylon is one of the most commonly used polymers.