Give a reason for the following:
Polyester is added to natural fiber cotton, to give terylene.

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Polyester:
Polyester is a category of polymers that contains the ester functional group in every repeat unit of their main chain.
This is done in order to make fabric resistant and easy to clean, polyester is added to natural fiber cotton, to give terylene.

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