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PUR [4 records]

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Record 1 2018-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
  • Paints and Varnishes (Industries)
CONT

Polyurethane resins: Finishes made with isocyanate resin have tremendous abrasive resistance and are noted for their elastic qualities ... Some polyurethanes approximate the qualities of epoxy coatings.

OBS

polyurethane resin: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • polyurethan resin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
  • Peintures et vernis (Industries)
DEF

Résine synthétique résultant de la réaction d'isocyanates polyfonctionnels avec des composés contenant des groupes hydroxylés réactifs.

OBS

résine de polyuréthanne : terme et définition normalisés par l'AFNOR.

OBS

résine de polyuréthanne; résine de polyuréthane : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
DEF

[A] rigid or semi-rigid cellular plastics insulation material with a substantially closed-cell structure based on polyurethanes.

OBS

polyurethane foam; PUR: term, abbreviation, and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Isolation thermique
DEF

Matériau isolant en plastique alvéolaire rigide ou semi-rigide ayant une structure constituée essentiellement de cellules fermées à base de polyuréthanne.

OBS

mousse de polyuréthanne; PUR : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • mousse polyuréthanne
  • polyuréthanne expansé

Spanish

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Record 3 2014-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environment
  • Plant Biology
  • Remote Sensing
DEF

The amount of the photosynthetic available radiation (PAR) that is pertinent to the local photosynthetic process.

OBS

PUR is the value of PAR as weighed by the absorption capabilities of indigenous aquatic algal species.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Environnement
  • Biologie végétale
  • Télédétection

Spanish

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Record 4 2013-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Plastic Materials
DEF

A polymer in which the repeated structural unit in the chain is of the urethane type.

OBS

polyurethane; PUR: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Matières plastiques
DEF

Polymère dans lequel le motif structural répété dans la chaîne est du type uréthanne.

OBS

polyuréthanne; PUR : termes et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Materiales plásticos
DEF

Polímero en el cual la unidad estructural repetida en la cadena es de tipo uretano.

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