Nylon yog ib lo lus dav dav rau cov thermoplastic resins uas muaj cov pab pawg amide rov ua dua - [NHCO] - ntawm cov saw tseem ceeb ntawm cov molecule. Nws tau tsim los ntawm nto moo American chemist Carothers thiab nws pab pawg tshawb fawb.
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