A synthetic acrylic fiber used to make fabrics and textiles that are soft, warm, and easy to care for.
Dynel is a trademark name created in the mid-20th century by combining 'dyn-' (from dynamic) with '-el' (a common synthetic fiber suffix). It was developed as a brand name for modacrylic fibers, which are modified acrylic polymers.
Dynel became wildly popular for making fake fur coats and children's dolls in the 1960s and 70s—it was one of the first synthetic fibers that could genuinely mimic the softness of real fur without the animal cruelty or expense!
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