spandex
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span·dex

noun \ˈspan-ˌdeks\

Definition of SPANDEX

: any of various elastic textile fibers made chiefly of polyurethane; also : clothing made of this material

Origin of SPANDEX

anagram of expands
First Known Use: 1959

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