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Russian
Etymology
Following the Soviet subjugation of the industries of Germany, where the compound was invented in 1938 by Paul Schlack, and the reestablishment of production and trade, as a shorthand from капролакта́м (kaprolaktám).
Pronunciation
Noun
капро́н • (kaprón) m inan (genitive капро́на, nominative plural капро́ны, genitive plural капро́нов, relational adjective капро́новый)
- polycaprolactam
Declension
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