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Polyester

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or consisting of polyesters. not-comparable

    "Her short stout body was packed into pale pink polyester pants and a matching buttonfront vest."

Noun
  1. 1
    Any polymer whose monomers are linked together by ester bonds countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    any of a large class of synthetic fabrics wordnet
  3. 3
    A material or fabric made from polyester polymer countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer wordnet
  5. 5
    any of numerous synthetic resins; they are light and strong and weather resistant wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From poly- + ester.

Etymology 2

From poly- + ester.

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