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Definition: Polyurethane |
PolyurethaneNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Archeological | An unstable polymer that should not be used for storage or in repositories. Tends to off-gas, which can create chemical reactions on or in objects. (references) |
Chemistry | Fibre formed of linear macromolecules composed of chains with the recurring urethane functional group. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | Generic name for fibres made from a synthetic linear polymer in which the main repeating unit is:-R1-NH-CO-O-R2-. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: PolyurethaneSynonym: ployurethan (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Refrigerator | Noun: refrigerator, refrigeratory; frigidarium; cold storage, cold room, cold laboratory; icehouse, icepail, icebag, icebox; cooler, damper, polyurethane cooler; wine cooler. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Polyurethane |
| English words defined with "polyurethane": polyfoam, polyurethane foam. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "polyurethane": CUSTOM SKI MAKER ♦ ROOFER APPLICATOR ♦ SURFBOARD MAKER ♦ Toluene 2,4-Diisocyanate. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Products of twin-screw processing include fluid glycosides (1) for making rigid polyurethane foam blocks (2), starchencapsulated herbicide strands (3) that can be made into granules (4), semiflexible polyurethane foam with starch filler (5), cationic starch (6), and the famous superabsorbent starch, Super Slurper (7). P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Keith Weller.. |
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Health | Use condoms correctly every time you have sex. Persons who engage in sexual behaviors that can place them at risk for STDs should use latex or polyurethane condoms every time they have sex. A condom put on the penis before starting sex and worn until the penis is withdrawn can help protect both the male and the female partner from chlamydia. (references) | |
Business | Raw materials and equipment for the manufacturing of thermosol adhesives and polyurethane adhesives need to be imported. (references) | |
Organic silicon sealants and polyurethane sealants, which cannot satisfy market requirements, still need to be imported. (references) | ||
The country's annual thermal insulation material imports (i.e., imports of polyurethane, phenolics, polystyrene, glass wool, and rock wool) are valued at approximately USD 100 million, of which about ten percent is supplied by the United States. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Polyurethane" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 97.73% of the time. "Polyurethane" is used about 88 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 97.73% | 86 | 35,638 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.14% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 1.14% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 88 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "polyurethane": polyurethane cooler ♦ polyurethane foam. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "polyurethane": polyurethane-coated. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "polyurethane"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 聚氨酯. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | polyurethan-fibre (spandex fibre), polyurethan, spandex-fibre (spandex fibre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | polyurethaan, spandexvezel (spandex fibre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | PUR, polyuréthanne, polyuréthane, fibre spandex, fibre de polyuréthane. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Polyurethan (spandex fibre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πολυουρεθανική ίνα (spandex fibre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | poliuretán. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | poliuretanica, fibra di poliuretano (spandex fibre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ウラン濃縮 (polyurethane rubber, ultra, ultramarine, ultramodern, ultranationalism, uranium enrichment, urethane foam, Uruguay, Uruguay round, wolf). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ウレタンゴ (polyurethane rubber). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 폴리우 탄. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | olyurethanepay poliuretano (polyvalent), politeísmo, fibra de poliuretano (spandex fibre). (various references) полиуретан полиуретановый. (various references) poliuretano. (various references) poliüretan. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "polyurethane": polyurethanes. (additional references) | |
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"Polyurethane" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: polyeurathane, polyeurethane, polyureathane. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "polyurethane" (pronounced pÄ'lēuh"ruthā'n) |
| 4 | -u th ā' n | urethane. |
| 3 | -th ā' n | ethane, methane. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-h-l-n-o-p-r-t-u-y" | |
-2 letters: neuropathy. | |
-3 letters: operantly, phenolate, polythene, telephony, thereupon, unearthly. | |
-4 letters: aleurone, anethole, antelope, earphone, elephant, enthalpy, ephorate, eutrophy, hereunto, hereupon, leathern, leathery, neophyte, ornately, outlearn, outpreen, patronly, peroneal, petronel, phenetol, plethora, polytene, pterylae, urethane. | |
-5 letters: aleuron, alphorn, althorn, anethol, anolyte, another, aplenty, apolune, atrophy, aureole, earthen, earthly, eelpout, elytron, enteral, enthral, entropy, epaulet, ephoral, eternal. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-h-l-n-o-p-r-t-u-y" | |
+1 letter: polyurethanes. | |
+2 letters: phenylthiourea. | |
+3 letters: phenylketonuria, phenylthioureas. | |
+4 letters: phenylketonurias. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01101111 01101100 01111001 01110101 01110010 01100101 01110100 01101000 01100001 01101110 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P o l y u r e t h a n e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 006F 006C 0079 0075 0072 0065 0074 0068 0061 006E 0065 |
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| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , 중국, chinês, китайский, китаец, chino, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, 덴마크, dinamarquês, датский, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, 네덜란", holandês, голландский, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , "랑스, francês, французский, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , 독일, alemão, немецкий, alemán, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", 그리스, grego, греческий, грек, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, 헝가리, венгр, венгерский, húngaro, macarca, macar |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, 이탈리아, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japonés, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", 일본, japonês, японский, японец, japonés, Japonca |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , Koreaans, coréen, koreanisch, Koreaner, κορεάτικοσ, κορεάτησ, koreai, 한국, coréia, a língua coreana, кореец, корейский, coreano, kore'li |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", 포르투갈, português, португальский, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | 俄語 , 俄文 , 俄语, russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", 러시아, русский, ruso, Rusça |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , 스페인, espanhol, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, 영국, inglês, английский, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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