The synthetic material which can be used for making fabrics as well as shatterproof bottles and jars is :

(a) nylon (b) rayon (c) polyester (d) acrylic

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The answer is Polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

The synthetic material that is used for making fabrics as well as shatterproof bottles or jars is Polyethylene terephthalate (PET). PET is the most popular thermoplastic polymer resin in the polyster family and can be used along with glass fibers for engineering resins.

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