polycarbonate thermoplastic

  • 1Polycarbonate — Repeating chemical structure unit of Polycarbonate made from bisphenol A Ph …

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  • 2polycarbonate — [päl΄i kär′bə nit, päl΄i kär′bənāt΄] n. any of a class of resins, (COOC6H5C(CH3) 2C6H5O) n, that are thermoplastic, tough, transparent, and nontoxic and are used in making molded products …

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  • 3polycarbonate — /pol ee kahr beuh nayt , nit/, n. Chem. a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows. Cf. Lexan. [POLY + CARBONATE] * * * …

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  • 4polycarbonate — pol•y•car•bon•ate [[t]ˌpɒl iˈkɑr bəˌneɪt, nɪt[/t]] n. chem. a synthetic thermoplastic resin, a linear polymer of carbonic acid, used for molded products, films, and nonbreakable windows • Etymology: 1930–35 …

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  • 5polycarbonate — /pɒliˈkabəneɪt/ (say polee kahbuhnayt) noun a strong, transparent thermoplastic resin, used to make shatterproof glass, lightweight spectacle lenses, etc …

  • 6Bulletproof glass — is a colloquial term for glass that is particularly resistant to being penetrated when struck by bullets. Since manufacturing glass of usable thicknesses capable of fully stopping most bullets cannot currently be done, the industry generally… …

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  • 7industrial 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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  • 8Plastic — 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… …

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  • 9plastic — 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,… …

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  • 10Acrylic glass — chembox new ImageFile = PMMA repeating unit.svg ImageSize = 100px IUPACName = SystematicName = OtherNames = poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) methyl methacrylate resin Section1 = Chembox Identifiers Abbreviations = CASNo = 9011 14 7 EINECS =… …

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