man-made fiber

English Thesaurus

1. fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	fiber, fibre,
definition	:	a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	acrylic, acrylic fiber,
definition	:	polymerized from acrylonitrile (noun.substance)

hyponym	:	nylon,
definition	:	a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of strong resilient synthetic fibers (noun.substance)