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POLYOXYMETHYLENE RESIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-05-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastic Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polyacetal
1, record 1, English, polyacetal
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acetal resin 2, record 1, English, acetal%20resin
correct
- polyoxymethylene resin 3, record 1, English, polyoxymethylene%20resin
correct
- polyformaldehyde resin 4, record 1, English, polyformaldehyde%20resin
correct
- polyacetal resin 3, record 1, English, polyacetal%20resin
correct
- acetal 5, record 1, English, acetal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
acetal resins: linear, synthetic resins produced by the polymerization of formaldehyde (acetal homopolymers) or of formaldehyde with trioxane (acetal copolymers); hard; tough plastics used as substitutes for metals. 6, record 1, English, - polyacetal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
polyacetal: A polymer in which the repeated structural unit in the chain is of the acetal type. [Definition standardized by ISO.] 7, record 1, English, - polyacetal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polyacetal: term standardized by ISO. 8, record 1, English, - polyacetal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matières plastiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polyacétal
1, record 1, French, polyac%C3%A9tal
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- résine acétalique 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sine%20ac%C3%A9talique
correct, feminine noun
- résine acétal 3, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sine%20ac%C3%A9tal
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- résine d'acétal 4, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sine%20d%27ac%C3%A9tal
correct, feminine noun
- résine polyacétalique 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sine%20polyac%C3%A9talique
feminine noun
- résine polyoxyméthylénique 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9sine%20polyoxym%C3%A9thyl%C3%A9nique
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polymère dans lequel le motif structural répété dans la chaîne est du type acétal. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.] 1, record 1, French, - polyac%C3%A9tal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La désignation de résines acétaliques ou polyoxyméthyléniques comprend les polymères thermoplastiques de la formaldéhyde [...] Grâce à une excellente combinaison de caractéristiques techniques importantes, telles que rigidité, dureté, résistance mécanique, stabilité des dimensions à haute température [...], les résines acétaliques sont particulièrement indiquées comme matières premières pour l'ingénierie (engineering plastics) [...] 2, record 1, French, - polyac%C3%A9tal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
POM : Résines polyacétaliques ou polyoxyméthyléniques (homopolymères et copolymères). 2, record 1, French, - polyac%C3%A9tal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polyacétal : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - polyac%C3%A9tal
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Résine acétal; pluriel : résines acétals. 6, record 1, French, - polyac%C3%A9tal
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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