Polyurethane

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many industrial and domestic applications.

    "Firefighters were hampered by toxic fumes from polyurethane mattresses and overstuffed furniture."

  2. 2
    any of various polymers containing the urethane radical; a wide variety of synthetic forms are made and used as adhesives or plastics or paints or rubber wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To coat (a floor etc.) with polyurethane. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms
purpolyurethanpupururethane

Example

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"The German team says the bacterium found in the soil surrounding a heap of plastic waste was feeding on polyurethane diol, which is used in plastic as a component that protects products from corrosion."

Etymology

From poly- + urethane.

Related phrases

poly skinthermoplastic polyurethane

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