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Grade 98 grade science

Explain why some fibres are called synthetic fibres

Profile image of Aditya Gupta
9 Years agoGrade 9
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Profile image of Anshaj sharma
9 Years ago
this is because some fibres are man made these fibres are referred as syntethic fibres they were made to resemble other natural fibres like silk,cotton,wool,etc.some of these syntetic fibres are rayon acrylic nylon etc 
Profile image of hero
9 Years ago
Some fibres are called synthetic fibres as they are produced or derived by synthetic means. some examples are nylon , rayon , caprolactum