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Dacron
Da·cron
/
ˈdeɪ
krɒn, ˈdæk
rɒn
/
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[
dey
-kron,
dak
-ron
]
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Trademark.
a brand of polyester textile fiber that is wrinkle-resistant and strong.
Related forms
half-Da·cron,
adjective
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Dacron
(ˈdeɪkrɒn, ˈdæk-)
—
n
the US name (trademark) for
Terylene
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Dacron
1951, proprietary name (reg. U.S. Patent Office) by E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.; an invented word, on the model of nylon, etc.
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