Question

nylon gets it name from what ?

Answer 1

Nylon was discovered in New York and London in 1935 at the same time. Thus,was named nylon

Answer 2

Gladding replaced the “r” by an “l” and the “u” first by an “i” and than by a “y” – and the word “nylon” was coined. ... One of these interpretations is that “nylon” came from “New York” and “London”, because two chemists thought up the word on an intercontinental flight from one of the cities to the other.
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