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POLYETHENE PLASTIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

A plastic based on polymers of ethylene [ethene] or copolymers of ethylene [ethene] with other monomers, the ethylene [ethene] being in the greatest amount by mass.

OBS

polyethylene plastic; polyethene plastic; PE plastic: terms, shortened form and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Plastique à base de polymères de l'éthylène [éthène] ou de copolymères de l'éthylène [éthène] avec d'autres monomères, l'éthylène [éthène] représentant la plus grande partie en masse.

OBS

plastique polyéthylène; plastique polyéthène; plastique PE : termes, forme abrégée et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Plástico etilénico [eténico] a base de polímeros producidos con etileno [eteno] como prácticamente el único monómero.

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