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noun
Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many industrial and domestic applications.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To coat (a floor etc.) with polyurethane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: polyurethan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: polymer
Narrower terms: polyfoam, polyurethane foam
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh1- Proto-Indo-European *polh1ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English urethane English polyurethane From poly- + urethane.
Across languages
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