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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An extremely strong thin fiber made by pyrolyzing synthetic fibers, such as rayon, until charred. It is used to make high-strength composites.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A very strong
filament made by thepyrolysis of asynthetic fiber such asrayon . - noun A
cloth orfelt made from these fibers.
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