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The answer LYCRA has 106 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of lycra in various dictionaries:
A trademark used for a brand of spandex.
noun - a spandex synthetic fiber -- a trademark
LYCRA - Spandex, Lycra or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is stronger and more durable than natural rubber. It is a po...
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| Stretch material |
| Du Pont trademark |
| Stretchy fabric |
| Fiber for wet suits |
| Stretchy clothing material |
| Sock fiber |
| Stretchy synthetic |
| Biker's wear |
| Swimwear material |
| Elastic fiber |
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| In 1959 the first garment to be made of this new rubber-like material was a girdle |
| Used with other fibers like nylon, this 5-letter fiber makes swimwear fabric stretchy |
| Bicycle shorts often come in this spandex fiber, a DuPont trademark introduced in 1958 |
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| spandex |
| a brand name for a type of material that stretches, used especially for making clothes that fit very tightly: |
| Lycra description |
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Spandex, Lycra or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is stronger and more durable than natural rubber. It is a polyether-polyurea copolymer that was invented in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont's Benger Laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia. When introduced in 1962, it revolutionized many areas of the clothing industry. * The name "spandex" is an anagram of the word "expands". It is the preferred name in North America; in continental Europe it is referred to by variants of "elastane", i.e. élasthanne (France), Elastan (Germany, Sweden), elastano (Spain), elastam (Italy) and elastaan (Netherlands), and is known in the UK, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand and Israel primarily as Lycra. Brand names for spandex include Lycra (made by Koch subsidiary Invista, previously a part of DuPont), Elaspan (also Invista), Acepora (Taekwang), Creora (Hyosung), INVIYA (Indorama Corporation), ROICA and Dorlastan (Asahi Kasei), Lin |