NOUN | substance | polyurethane, polyurethan | any of various polymers containing the urethane radical |
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Sounds | paa.liyuh'rahthey.n | |
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Rhymes | abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn... |
Meaning | 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. | |
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Synonym | polyurethan | |
Narrower | polyfoam, polyurethane foam | A foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics |
Broader | polymer | A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
Spanish | poliuretano | |
Catalan | poliuretà |
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