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nylon
Any synthetic plastic material composed of polyamides of high molecular weight and usually, but not always, manufactured as a fiber. Nylons were developed by Du Pont in the 1930s. The successful production of a useful fiber by chemical synthesis from compounds readily available from air, water, and coal or petroleum stimulated expansion of research on polymers, leading to a rapidly growing family of synthetics. Nylon can be made to form fibers, filaments, bristles, or sheets to be manufactured into yarn, textiles, and cordage, and can also be formed into molded products. It has high resistance to wear, heat, and chemicals. Most applications are in the form of filaments in such articles as hosiery, parachutes, and outerwear. See also W. Carothers.
pylon
(Greek: "gateway") In modern construction, a tower that gives support, such as the steel towers between which electrical wires are strung or the piers of a bridge. Originally, pylons were monumental gateways to ancient Egyptian temples, either a pair of tall truncated pyramids with a doorway between them or a masonry mass pierced by a doorway.
colon
Segment that makes up most of the large intestine. Though the two terms are often used interchangeably, the colon technically excludes the cecum (a pouch at the beginning of the large intestine), rectum, and anal canal. It runs up the right side of the abdomen (ascending colon), across it (transverse colon), and down the left side (descending colon); its last section (sigmoid colon) joins the rectum. It has no digestive function but lubricates waste products, absorbs remaining fluids and salts, and stores waste products until excretion. Problems involving the colon include colitis, constipation and diarrhea, gas discomfort, megacolon (enlarged colon), and cancer.
colony
In antiquity, any of the new settlements established in conquered territory by the Greeks (8th-6th cent. BC), Alexander the Great (4th cent. BC), and the Romans (4th cent. BC-2nd cent. AD). Greek colonies extended to Italy, Sicily, Spain, the E Mediterranean (incl. Egypt), and the Black Sea. Alexander pushed even farther into Central Asia, SW Asia, and Egypt. Roman colonization covered much of the same area and regions south to Africa, west to Spain, and north to Britain and Germany. Reasons for colonizing included expansion of trade, acquisition of raw materials, resolution of political unrest or overpopulation, and craving for land and rewards. Colonies retained ties and loyalty to the mother state, though rebelliousness was not uncommon. In Roman colonies after 177 BC, colonists retained Roman citizenship and could exercise full political rights. Ancient colonization spread Hellenic and Roman culture to the far reaches of the empires, often assimilating local populations, some of whom acquired citizenship in the mother state.
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