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Polyethylene terephthalates

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005071

Polyester polymers formed from terephthalic acid or its esters and ethylene glycol. They can be formed into tapes, films or pulled into fibers that are pressed into meshes or woven into fabrics.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005071
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymsdacron; terylene
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoPolyesters; Fabrics; Esters; Ethylene glycol
TranslationsSpanish: tereftalatos de polietileno
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005071",
  "term": "Polyethylene terephthalates",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Polyester polymers formed from terephthalic acid or its esters and ethylene glycol. They can be formed into tapes, films or pulled into fibers that are pressed into meshes or woven into fabrics.",
  "synonyms": [
    "dacron",
    "terylene"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "polyesters",
    "fabrics",
    "esters",
    "ethylene glycol"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "tereftalatos de polietileno"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/polyethylene-terephthalates/"
}

Record 5,004 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.