Nylon (disambiguation)

Nylon or Nylons may refer to:

Nylon polymers

• Nylon, a generic term for a class of 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
• Econyl, a nylon made from ocean and landfill waste
• Nylon rope trick, a scientific demonstration that illustrates chemical principles

Garments and fabric

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

Music

• Nylon, a 2005–2006 album by Anna Vissi
• Nylon, an Icelandic girl band
• Nylon Beat, was a Finnish girl group
• Nylon Pink, a travel & fashion magazine and former rock band
• The Nylon Curtain, an album by Billy Joel
• The Nylons, a Canadian a cappella group

People

• Judy Nylon, a multidisciplinary artist
• Nylon Chen, a 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

• British Nylon Spinners (BNS), was a 1940 British company set up to produce nylon yarn
• Nylon, an American pop culture and fashion magazine
• NY-LON, a 2004 7-part drama series about a transatlantic romance
• NyLon, 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
• Nylon-eating bacteria, a strain of Arthrobacter