Rayon vs. Polyester

Rayonnoun

A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.

Rayonnoun

Ray; beam.

Rayonnoun

A synthetic fiber, made of thin filaments of regenerated cellulose, extruded from a solution of viscose. Called also viscose fiber and viscose rayon fiber.

Rayonnoun

a textile fabric made from rayon{1}.

Rayonnoun

a synthetic silklike fabric

Rayon

Rayon is a synthetic fiber, made from natural sources of regenerated cellulose, such as wood and related agricultural products. It has the same molecular structure as cellulose.

Polyesternoun

Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds

Polyesternoun

A material or fabric made from polyester polymer

Polyesteradjective

Of, or consisting of polyesters

Polyesternoun

any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant

Polyesternoun

a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer

Polyesternoun

any of a large class of synthetic fabrics

Polyesternoun

a synthetic resin in which the polymer units are linked by ester groups, used chiefly to make synthetic textile fibres.

Polyesternoun

a fabric made from polyester fibre

Polyester

Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in every repeat unit of their main chain. As a specific material, it most commonly refers to a type called polyethylene terephthalate (PET).