polyurethane en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English urethane English polyurethane From poly- + urethane.
Meanings
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Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in many industrial and domestic applications.
Firefighters were hampered by toxic fumes from polyurethane mattresses and overstuffed furniture.
1977 December 31, “One Person Dies in Castro Baths Fire”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 26, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| polyurethanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
thermoplastic polyurethane · nonpolyurethane · poly skin
Synonyms
Translations (22)
el πολυουρεθάνη (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · is pólýúretan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · fi polyuretaani (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · ja ポリウレタン (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · pt poliuretano (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · de Polyurethan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · es poliuretano (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · pl poliuretan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · hu purhab (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · uk поліурета́н (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · hu poliuretán (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · cs polyuretan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · nb polyuretan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · it poliuretano (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · ru полиурета́н (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · nn polyuretan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · cmn 聚氨酯 (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · fr polyuréthane (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · ca poliuretà (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · nl polyurethaan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · tr poliüretan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links) · ro poliuretan (any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links)