Definition of Terylene

1. Noun. A kind of polyester fabric.

Exact synonyms: Dacron
Generic synonyms: Polyester
Language type: Trademark, Trademark

Definition of Terylene

1. Proper noun. trade name for a polyester fabric, polyethylene terephthalate ¹

2. Noun. A polymer, polyethylene terephthalate PET, as used for making thread and cloth. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Terylene

1. a kind of polyester fabric -- a trademark [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Terylene

Terrien's valve
Terrietia
Terrietia trifoliolata
Territorial Army
Territorian
Terry
Terry's nails
Terry's syndrome
Tersanctus
Terson's glands
Tertiary
Tertiary period
Tertry
Tertullian
Teruel
Terylene (current term)
Teschen disease
Teschen disease virus
Tesla coil
Tesla current
Teslascope
Teslascopes
Tess
Tessie
Tessier
Tessin
Tessy
Test
Test cricket

Literary usage of Terylene

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by House of the People, India, Parliament, Estimates Committee (1886)
"The Committee consider that the requirements of the European markets for terylene mixed woollen fabrics should be given priority and efforts should be made ..."

2. The Chemistry of the Non-benzenoid Hydrocarbons and Their Simple Derivatives by Benjamin Talbott Brooks (1922)
"The properties of "choles- terylene" vary considerably according to its method of preparation. When equal parts of cholesterol and ..."

3. Agricultural Growth and Structural Changes in the Punjab Economy: An Input by G. S. Bhalla (1990)
"... manufacture of inedible oils (315); manufacture of turpentine, synthetic resins, plastic materials, and synthetic fibers such as nylon and terylene, ..."

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