polycarbonate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/ (General-American)
- /-nət/ (General-American)
- /-nət/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌpɒ.liˈkɑː.bə.neɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *kerh₃-der.? Latin carbōnemlbor. French carbonebor. English carbon Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English carbonate English polycarbonate From poly- + carbonate.
Meanings
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Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
The cloudiness of the windows on the cars, caused by the degradation of the polycarbonate material of which they are made.
2024-11, David Peter Alan, “Multilevel Cards to Get Their Trucks Overhauled, but What About the Windows?”, in Lackawanna Coalition Railgram:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PC | Abbr=Yes | lexicographic | |
| polycarbonates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Descendants
Translations (12)
nl polycarbonaat (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · pt policarbonato (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · ja ポリカーボネート (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · fr polycarbonate (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · it policarbonato (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · uk полікарбона́т (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · cmn 聚碳酸酯 (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · tr polikarbonat (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · es policarbonato (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · cs polykarbonát (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · de Polykarbonat (polymer of aromatic carbonates) · fi polykarbonaatti (polymer of aromatic carbonates)