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Synthetic fiber
Answer for the clue "Synthetic fiber ", 6 letters:
olefin
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olefin \o"le*fin\, olefine \o"le*fine\([=o]"l[-e]*f[i^]n or (Chem.) Olefiant gas, or ethylene. See Ethylene . Hence: (Chem.) Any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type; a member of the alkene series of hydrocarbons; ...
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Nowadays everything was synthetic - polyester, acrylic, olefin - but this sofa was made in the days before man-made fibers became popular.