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.

plural of nylon

stockings made from nylon

Covered by nylon clothing.

(often attributively) New York-London, a reference to transatlantic life, people who spend time in both cities, or a transatlantic culture featuring both cities.

Alternative letter-case form of NYLON

(music) A guitar strung with nylon strings and with a neck that joins the body at the twelfth rather than the fourteenth fret, as in a typical guitar.

plural of nylon-string guitar

Three cities, New York, London and Hong Kong, that form a global network that facilitates the global economy.

Collectively a type of enzyme capable of digesting manmade molecules of nylon