Nylon is a generic term for a class of polymers.

Nylon or Nylons may also refer to:

Nylon polymers

  • Nylon 66, (aka nylon 6-6, nylon 6,6 or nylon 6/6) a type of polyamide in common use
  • Nylon 6, or polycaprolactam is a polymer in common use
  • Nylon 11, or polyamide 11 (PA 11) is a bioplastic polyamide
  • Nylon 12, a polyamide synthesized from 12-carbon monomers
  • Nylon 46 (aka nylon 4–6, nylon 4/6 or nylon 4,6, PA46, Polyamide 46), a high heat resistant polyamide
  • Nylon 4, or polybutyrolactam, a biodegradable nylon
  • Nylon 1,6 (aka polyamide 1,6), a type of polyamide
  • Nylon TMDT (also known as Nylon 6-3-T), a type of transparent nylon

Garments and fabric

  • Nylon stockings, held up by a suspender belt ("sussies") or top elastic
  • Nylons, or pantyhose
  • Nylons, or tights, a type of leggings
  • Ballistic nylon, a thick, tough, nylon fabric

Music

  • Nylon (album), a 2005–2006 album by Anna Vissi
  • Nylon (band), an Icelandic girl band
  • The Nylons, a Canadian a cappella group
  • The Nylons (album), 1982

People

  • Judy Nylon, multidisciplinary artist
  • Nylon Chen, Taiwanese singer and actor

Firearms

  • Remington Nylon 66, a rifle made with a non-wood stock
  • Remington Nylon 76, a lever-action rifle

Other uses

  • Nylon (magazine), an American pop culture and fashion magazine
  • NY-LON, a 2004 7-part drama series about a transatlantic romance
  • NyLon (concept), the concept of an "intertwined" New York City and London, England
  • Nylon Pool, an in-sea pool near Pigeon Point, Tobago
  • Nylon riots, a series of store disturbances around the time of world war 2

See also