modacrylic fiber

[ mod-uh-kril-ik, mod- ]
/ ˈmɒd əˈkrɪl ɪk, ˌmɒd- /

noun

any of various synthetic copolymer textile fibers, as Dynel, containing less than 85 percent but more than 35 percent of acrylonitrile.
Also called mod·a·cryl·ic.

Origin of modacrylic fiber

1955–60; mod(ified) + acrylic

Words nearby modacrylic fiber