polyester: Meaning and Definition of

pol•y•es•ter

Pronunciation: (pol'ē-es"tur, pol"ē-es'tur), [key]
— n.
  1. a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the group –COO–, usually formed by polymerizing a polyhydric alcohol with a polybasic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins, plastics, and textile fibers.
  2. Also calleda fabric made from such textile fibers.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
polyene polyestrous
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