unabsorbent

Synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon, acrylic, and polypropylene are all unabsorbent and hydrophobic or water-repelling.

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Man-made fibers other than rayon and acetate—the synthetics—are unabsorbent and hydrophobic.

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All of the major synthetic fibers used for carpets—nylon, polyester, polypropylene, and acrylic—are more stain-resistant than wool because they are relatively unabsorbent.

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That is why upholstery fabrics often benefit from some synthetic fiber content—most synthetics are unabsorbent—or stain-repelling treatment.

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Polyester, which is unabsorbent, is not a desirable fiber for sheeting.

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Usually what you want your clothing to do is let your perspiration move away from your body; usually, therefore, absorbent fabrics are far more comfortable against the skin than unabsorbent ones.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

Synthetic fibers such as polyester, nylon, acrylic, and polypropylene are all unabsorbent and hydrophobic or water-repelling.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

That is why upholstery fabrics often benefit from some synthetic fiber content—most synthetics are unabsorbent—or stain-repelling treatment.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

Man-made fibers other than rayon and acetate—the synthetics—are unabsorbent and hydrophobic.

HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005

Polyester is unabsorbent and thus uncomfortable in sheets, which are going to have your perspiring bare skin and body weight pressed against them for hours and hours.

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