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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

poliéster

Pronunciation / Transliteration: poliéster

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Polyester/ˌpɒl.iˈɛs.tər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El vestido está hecho de poliéster."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A synthetic resin or fabric made from polymers of esters, widely used in clothing and plastics.

    "He wore a bright blue polyester shirt to the 1970s themed party."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century, the term is a blend of the Greek prefix 'poly-' meaning 'many' and 'ester', a chemical class derived from German 'Essigäther'. 'Kodel' itself historically emerged as a trademarked proprietary brand name for a specific type of polyester fiber developed in the 1950s.

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