polyvinyl-chloride plastic
61hydrocarbon — hydrocarbonaceous, adj. /huy dreuh kahr beuhn, huy dreuh kahr /, n. any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon, as an alkane, methane, CH4, an alkene, ethylene, C2H4, an alkyne, acetylene, C2H2, or an aromatic compound,… …
62Chemical industry — Oil refinery in Louisiana an example of chemical industry The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals. Central to the modern world economy, it converts raw materials (oil, natural gas, air, water, metals, and… …
63Polyester — For the 1981 motion picture, see Polyester (film). SEM picture of a bend in a high surface area polyester fiber with a seven lobed cross section …
64aquarium — aquarial, adj. /euh kwair ee euhm/, n., pl. aquariums, aquaria /euh kwair ee euh/. 1. a glass sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept. 2. a building or institution in which fish or other… …
65food preservation — Any method by which food is protected against spoilage by oxidation, bacteria, molds, and microorganisms. Traditional methods include dehydration, smoking, salting, controlled fermentation (including pickling), and candying; certain spices have… …
661,2-Dichloroethane — IUPAC name …
67Kydex — is a line of thermoplastic acrylic polyvinyl chloride alloy sheet grades. It is frequently used as an alternative to leather in the production of firearm holsters and sheaths for knives. Kydex Thermoplastic Sheet is a registered trademark of… …
68Vinyl polymer — group (C=C) into a chain (.. C C C C ..). In popular usage, vinyl refers only to PVC. Vinyl polymers are the most common type of plastic:*Polymerized simple alkenes: polyethylene from ethene, polypropylene from propene and polybutadiene from… …
69PVC — See polyvinyl chloride. * * * in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. It may be blended with more rubbery polymers or copolymerized with other vinyls to obtain… …
70Poly(methyl methacrylate) — This article is about the transparent plastic sometimes called acrylic glass. For the glass/plastic laminate often called safety glass , see laminated glass. Poly(methyl methacrylate) …
