polyesteramide

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noun

Any polymer containing both ester and amide groups; used especially of rubber-like insulating materials.

OriginEnglish amide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

nounpolyesteramide (plural polyesteramides)

plural polyesteramides

  1. chemistryAny polymer containing both ester and amide groups; used especially of rubber-like insulating materials.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. GermanEssig
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  8. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  9. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  10. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  11. Latinaethēr
  12. GermanÄther
  13. GermanEster
  14. Englishester
  15. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  16. LatinAmmōn
  17. Latinammoniacus
  18. Englishammonia
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Englishamide
  21. Englishpolyesteramide

From poly- + ester + amide.

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APA

polyesteramide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyesteramide

MLA

“polyesteramide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyesteramide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyesteramide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyesteramide.

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