Silk. It can absorb 30% of its weight in water without feeling damp.
physical properties
You are thinking of silk, which was not a 'natural material exclusive to China' so much as the method used to develop silk from the silkworm was a technique developed or invented by the Chinese. Any body with silkworms can make silk, but only the Chinese (at the time) figured out how.
A material with definite properties and definite chemical composition is called a pure substance.
Nylon resembles silk in terms of its appearance and texture, as both materials are smooth, shiny, and lightweight. However, nylon is a synthetic fiber made from petrochemicals, while silk is a natural protein fiber produced by silkworms.
the material silk, is a natural material which comes from the silk plant.
nylon is a silky material. it was first used as a subsititute for silk and is one part silk and two parts plastic.
The polymer of protein is protein .
silk is made of moths
Silk is the thread in silk fabric.
silk is no longer used for making parachutes. It was a good material before nylon came along, but no parachutes are made from silk anymore. Not for decades. <><><><> When it WAS used, it was because it was very light, extremely strong, was not bulky, and could be woven in a very tight weave.
a caccoon of a silk worm
YES Silk is a biodegradable material as it mixes with soil easily
YES Silk is a biodegradable material as it mixes with soil easily
Silk is a very flexible material, it is light in weight and silk is more heat resistance than any other material.
name of the material that could be silk, cotton, or polyester
Silk is at one point alive because the material of silk comes from silk worms.