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What is gunpowder
A mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur
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What is a superpolymer
Nylon is an example of one
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What is
Early American tribes used this material to hollow out canoes
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What is a polymer
A string of molecules called monomers
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What is
A large, heavy, and durable tool used to grind grains into flour
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Who is Wallace Caruthers
His team discovered Nylon in 1935
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What is a super strong fiber
Nylon was remarkable, because of this property
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What is hosiery (or stockings)
The first commercial product made out of Nylon
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