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  • 31industrial polymers, major — Introduction       chemical compounds used in the manufacture of synthetic industrial materials.       In the commercial production of plastics, elastomers, man made fibres, adhesives, and surface coatings, a tremendous variety of polymers are… …

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  • 32enflurane — A potent volatile inhalation anesthetic that is nonflammable and nonexplosive. * * * en·flur·ane en flu̇(ə)r .ān n a liquid inhalational general anesthetic C3H2ClF5O prepared from methanol * * * n. a volatile drug used to induce and maintain… …

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  • 33halothane — A widely used potent nonflammable and nonexplosive inhalation anesthetic, with rapid onset and reversal; side effect s include respiratory and cardiovascular depression, and sensitization to epinephrine induced arrhythmias. Often used in children …

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  • 34nitrous oxide — N2O; a nonflammable, nonexplosive gas that will support combustion; widely used as a rapidly acting, rapidly reversible, nondepressant, and nontoxic inhalation analgesic to supplement other anesthetics and analgesics; its anesthetic potency alone …

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  • 35fireproof — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See incombustibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. flameproof, noninflammable, noncombustible, nonflammable, fire resistant, fire retardant, flame retardant, incombustible, noncandescent, concrete… …

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  • 36flammable — flam|ma|ble [ˈflæməbəl] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: flammare to set on fire ] something that is flammable burns easily →↑inflammable, nonflammable ↑nonflammable ▪ Caution! Highly flammable liquid …

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  • 37Methylene chloride —   A colorless liquid, nonexplosive and practically nonflammable. Used as a refrigerant in centrifugal compressors, a solvent for organic materials, and a component in nonflammable paint removers.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information… …

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  • 38dichlorodifluoromethane — (|)dī|klōrōˌdī|flu̇(ə)rō+ noun Etymology: dichlor + difluor + methane : a nontoxic nonflammable easily liquefiable gas CCl2F2 made from carbon tetrachloride by reaction with antimony trifluoride and used as a refrigerant in refrigerators and air… …

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  • 39non|flam — «non FLAM», adjective. = nonflammable. (Cf. ↑nonflammable) …

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  • 40non|in|flam|ma|ble — «NON ihn FLAM uh buhl», adjective. = nonflammable. (Cf. ↑nonflammable) …

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