foamed plastic insulation
1foamed plastic — synthetic resin converted into a spongelike mass with a closed cell or open cell structure, either of which may be flexible or rigid, used for a variety of products including cushioning materials, air filters, furniture, toys, thermal… …
2plastic — plastically, plasticly, adv. /plas tik/, n. 1. Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives,… …
3Plastic — is the general common term for a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic organic solid materials suitable for the manufacture of industrial products. Plastics are typically polymers of high molecular weight, and may contain other substances to… …
4expanded plastic — noun : a lightweight cellular material usually made by introducing gas into a plastic or resin and used especially in insulation and lamination called also foamed plastic, plastic foam * * * plastic that is made light and spongy by the… …
5expanded plastic — noun Date: 1945 lightweight cellular plastic used especially as insulation and protective packing material called also foamed plastic, plastic foam …
6Building insulation materials — A selection of insulation materials can aid in building insulation. All of these are based on standard principles of thermal insulation. Materials used to reduce heat transfer by conduction, radiation or convection are employed in varying… …
7Polystyrene — For other uses, see Polystyrene (disambiguation). Expanded polystyrene packaging …
8Package testing — Military shipping container being drop tested Testing …
9wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
10Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …
