There are so many stories about the naming of nylon. A popular one goes like this: the polymer was named after two cities- New York and London. However, this is not true.
The chemists of Du Pont had a tough time naming the new polymer Wallace discovered. Names like Duparooh -that honoured the company- and Wacara – that honoured Wallace- were suggested, but never really got an approval. After lengthy discussions, it was decided to name the polymer by adding the suffix -on, just as in cotton and rayon. The name ‘nuron’ was suggested and it got some approval. But, this name would probably be confused for a nerve tonic and was later modified to ‘nylon’.
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