Polyethylene vs. Nylon

Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most common plastic in use today. It is a polymer, primarily used for packaging (plastic bags, plastic films, geomembranes and containers including bottles, etc.).

Nylon is a generic designation for a family of synthetic polymers composed of polyamides (repeating units linked by amide links). Nylon is a silk-like thermoplastic, generally made from petroleum, that can be melt-processed into fibers, films, or shapes.

A polymerized thermoplastic ethylene resin, used especially for containers, kitchenware, and tubing, or in the form of films and sheets for packaging.

Any of a family of high-strength, resilient synthetic polymers, the molecules of which contain the recurring amide group CONH.

(organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.

Cloth or yarn made from one of these synthetic materials.

a lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation

nylons Stockings made of one of these synthetic materials.

Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.

(in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.

(perjoratively, by comparison to silk) A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.

Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics, comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials, used mostly in fibers.

A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1].

Stockings made of a thin form of nylon{2}, especially full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades.

a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials

a synthetic fabric