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nylon's whole family name, held together by the same bond that holds proteins together.
means a polymer where repeating units are linked by amide bonds, making tough, stretchy chains used in everything from stockings to gears.
from coined from poly (many) plus amide, the nitrogen-carbon-oxygen bond chemists know from proteins; dupont's wallace carothers built the first synthetic one in 1935 and named the group after the bond itself.
same bondas the one linking amino acids in proteins
first synthetic fibernylon beat rayon by using no natural cellulose
stocking debut1939 world's fair introduced nylon stockings
kevlar is onean aromatic polyamide, stronger per gram than steel