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POLYMERE PETROCHIMIQUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1980-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- synthetic polymer
1, record 1, English, synthetic%20polymer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The first modified natural polymers, cellulose nitrate and casein-formaldehyde, were commercially produced about 1860, and the first fully synthetic polymer, phenol-formaldehyde, was made about 1910. 2, record 1, English, - synthetic%20polymer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The terms polymer, high polymer, macromolecule, and giant molecule are used to designate high-molecular-weight materials of either synthetic or natural origin. 2, record 1, English, - synthetic%20polymer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Industrie des plastiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polymère synthétique
1, record 1, French, polym%C3%A8re%20synth%C3%A9tique
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- polymère artificiel 2, record 1, French, polym%C3%A8re%20artificiel
correct, see observation
- polymère pétrochimique 3, record 1, French, polym%C3%A8re%20p%C3%A9trochimique
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Élastomères. On appelle ainsi les polymères naturels ou synthétiques qui possèdent le comportement caractéristique du caoutchouc élastique (...) 1, record 1, French, - polym%C3%A8re%20synth%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«polymère artificiel» : Ce terme se trouve sous l'entrée "élastomère". 4, record 1, French, - polym%C3%A8re%20synth%C3%A9tique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
«polymère pétrochimique» : On qualifie, arbitrairement à vrai dire, de pétrochimiques les polymères obtenus directement à partir d'un hydrocarbure pétrolier, à l'exclusion de synthèses plus complexes. 3, record 1, French, - polym%C3%A8re%20synth%C3%A9tique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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