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Definition of Polyurethane
1. Noun. 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.
Specialized synonyms: Polyfoam, Polyurethane Foam
Generic synonyms: Polymer
Definition of Polyurethane
1. Noun. (organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polyurethane
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyurethane
Literary usage of Polyurethane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"THE USE OF polyurethane FOAM PLASTICS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXPEDIENT ROADS ON
... The foamed-in-place polyurethane insulation was selected for testing ..."
2. Lightness: the Inevitable Renaissance of Minimum Energy Structures by Adriaan Beukers, Ed van Hinte (2005)
"Glaze-melted traditional felt with polyurethane and polyester fibres. designers,
because many plastic products were of inferior quality, partly due to lack ..."
3. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Flexible polyurethane foam is used mainly in furniture (43%) and bedding (12%);
rigid polyurethane foams are used primarily in insulation. ..."
4. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Consistent with these findings, the compounds were also detected in the workplace
atmosphere during the industrial production of polyurethane- coated wire ..."
5. Innovative Materials and Equipment for Pavement Surface Repairs: Summary of by Kelly L. Smith (1994)
"polyurethane Concrete polyurethane patching materials generally consist of a
two-part polyurethane resin mixed with aggregate. These type of materials have ..."
6. Second Biennial Tire Recycling Conference: Conference Proceedingsby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1997)
"The poor bonding between the rubber particles and the polymers have caused many
undesirable side reactions in the polyurethane polymerization and was ..."
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