Polyester is a category of polymers that contain the ester functional group in their main chain. As a specific material, it most commonly refers to a type called polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Polyesters include naturally occurring chemicals, such as in the cutin of plant cuticles, as well as synthetics such as polybutyrate. Natural polyesters and a few synthetic ones are biodegradable, but most synthetic polyesters are not. The material is used extensively in clothing.
Polyester fibers are sometimes spun together with natural fibers to produce a cloth with blended properties. Cotton-polyester blends (polycotton) can be strong, wrinkle and tear-resistant, and reduce shrinking. Synthetic fibers using polyester have high water, wind and environmental resistance compared to plant-derived fibers. They are less fire resistant and can melt when ignited.
Polyester blends have been renamed so as to suggest their similarity or even superiority to natural fibers (for example, China silk, which is a term in the textiles industry for a 100% polyester fiber woven to resemble the sheen and durability of insect-derived silk).
Liquid crystalline polyesters are among the first industrially used liquid crystal polymers. They are used for their mechanical properties and heat-resistance. These traits are also important in their application as an abradable seal in jet engines.
Polyester fibers are sometimes spun together with natural fibers to produce a cloth with blended properties. Cotton-polyester blends (polycotton) can be strong, wrinkle and tear-resistant, and reduce shrinking. Synthetic fibers using polyester have high water, wind and environmental resistance compared to plant-derived fibers. They are less fire resistant and can melt when ignited.
Polyester blends have been renamed so as to suggest their similarity or even superiority to natural fibers (for example, China silk, which is a term in the textiles industry for a 100% polyester fiber woven to resemble the sheen and durability of insect-derived silk).
Liquid crystalline polyesters are among the first industrially used liquid crystal polymers. They are used for their mechanical properties and heat-resistance. These traits are also important in their application as an abradable seal in jet engines.
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Polyester Slack is a poor substitute for real slack, but comes in handy when real slack is in short supply.
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Polyester Slack is a poor substitute for real slack, but comes in handy when real slack is in short supply.
Words of warning: mixing vodka with any flavor of Kool Aid other than the elusive Berry Blue will not yield Polyester Slack. Vodka mixed with non-Berry Blue flavors makes a beverage known as a Jim Jones!
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Johnny p is a polyester-pimp he cons his way in to a woman's house lives bill free and tells everyone she kicked him out because she is a psycho. Truth is he never paid a dime.
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Get the Polyester curtains and a redwood deck mug.A material that Superman is allergic to and makes him blow up in hives, as said in Family Guy, he is also allergic to Lambskin and Polyurethane
Mike: I have a Polyester bed sheet!
Superman: Fuck you! I am allergic to Polyester! You are a fat nigger!
Superman: Fuck you! I am allergic to Polyester! You are a fat nigger!
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