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Answer for the clue "Synthetic polyamide used in fiber-making ", 6 letters:
aramid

Word definitions for aramid in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Aramid fibers are a class of heat-resistant and strong synthetic fibers . They are used in aerospace and military applications, for ballistic-rated body armor fabric and ballistic composites, in bicycle tires, and as an asbestos substitute. The name is ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of a class of strong, heat-resistant synthetic fibres, used in aerospace and military applications.

Usage examples of aramid.

Not cardboard with some crazy aramid shit wrapped around it, weighs about as much as a sandwich.

Not cadhoard with some crazy aramid shit wrapped around it, weghs about as much as a sandwich.

The local bugs also used an aramid polymer, similar in some respects to Kevlar, as the hard core of their exoskeletons.

She stuck her hand through the recognition-loop and tried to pull her handlebars out of the rack's tangle of molybdenum steel, graphite, and aramid overwrap.