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polyacrylonitrile
[pol-ee-ak-ruh-loh-nahy-tril, -treel, -trahyl]
noun
Chemistry.
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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Made of polyacrylonitrile, these nanofibres seem to defy logic — the thinner they get, the stronger and tougher they become.
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More than 90 percent of carbon fibers use the petroleum-based precursor polyacrylonitrile, or PAN, as their raw material.
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