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BUTILENO [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polybutylene plastic
1, record 1, English, polybutylene%20plastic
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polybutene plastic 1, record 1, English, polybutene%20plastic
correct, standardized
- PB plastic 1, record 1, English, PB%20plastic
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A butylene [butene] plastic based on polymers made with butylene [butene] as essentially the sole monomer. 1, record 1, English, - polybutylene%20plastic
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polybutylene plastic; polybutene plastic; PB plastic: terms, shortened form and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - polybutylene%20plastic
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plastique polybutylène
1, record 1, French, plastique%20polybutyl%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plastique polybutène 1, record 1, French, plastique%20polybut%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- plastique PB 1, record 1, French, plastique%20PB
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plastique butylénique [buténique] à base de polymères produits avec le butylène [butène] comme pratiquement le seul monomère. 1, record 1, French, - plastique%20polybutyl%C3%A8ne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plastique polybutylène; plastique polybutène; plastique PB : termes, forme abrégée et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - plastique%20polybutyl%C3%A8ne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plástico polibutileno
1, record 1, Spanish, pl%C3%A1stico%20polibutileno
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- plástico PB 1, record 1, Spanish, pl%C3%A1stico%20PB
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plástico butileno [buteno] a base de polímeros producidos con butileno [buteno] prácticamente como el único monómero. 1, record 1, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico%20polibutileno
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-11-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- polybutylene
1, record 2, English, polybutylene
correct, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- PB 2, record 2, English, PB
correct, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- polybutene 3, record 2, English, polybutene
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A polymer of butylene (butene). 4, record 2, English, - polybutylene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The name polybutylene (PB) refers to commercial semicrystalline resins based on high-molecular-weight isotactic poly(1-butene) homopolymer and copolymer. ... PB resins are thermoplastic. They are polyolefins and exhibit strength and toughness in both rigid and flexible end-product forms. 5, record 2, English, - polybutylene
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polybutylene; polybutene; PB: terms, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO. 6, record 2, English, - polybutylene
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- polybutylène
1, record 2, French, polybutyl%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- PB 2, record 2, French, PB
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- polybutène 3, record 2, French, polybut%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polymère du butylène (butène). 4, record 2, French, - polybutyl%C3%A8ne
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polybutylène; polybutène; PB : termes, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 2, French, - polybutyl%C3%A8ne
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- polibutileno
1, record 2, Spanish, polibutileno
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
- PB 2, record 2, Spanish, PB
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- polibuteno 1, record 2, Spanish, polibuteno
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polímero de butileno(buteno). 3, record 2, Spanish, - polibutileno
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-10-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- poly(butylene terephthalate)
1, record 3, English, poly%28butylene%20terephthalate%29
correct, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- PBT 2, record 3, English, PBT
correct, standardized
- PBTP 3, record 3, English, PBTP
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- polybutylene terephthalate 4, record 3, English, polybutylene%20terephthalate
correct
- PBT 5, record 3, English, PBT
correct
- PBT 5, record 3, English, PBT
- polybutyleneterephthalate 6, record 3, English, polybutyleneterephthalate
correct
- PBTP 6, record 3, English, PBTP
correct
- PBTP 6, record 3, English, PBTP
- polybutene terephthalate 6, record 3, English, polybutene%20terephthalate
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A polymer made by the polycondensation of butylene glycol and terephthalic acid or dimethyl terephthalate. 7, record 3, English, - poly%28butylene%20terephthalate%29
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
poly(butylene terephthalate); PBT: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by ISO. 8, record 3, English, - poly%28butylene%20terephthalate%29
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poly(butylène téréphtalate)
1, record 3, French, poly%28butyl%C3%A8ne%20t%C3%A9r%C3%A9phtalate%29
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
- PBT 2, record 3, French, PBT
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- PBTP 3, record 3, French, PBTP
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- polybutylène-téréphtalate 4, record 3, French, polybutyl%C3%A8ne%2Dt%C3%A9r%C3%A9phtalate
correct, masculine noun
- téréphtalate de polybutylène 5, record 3, French, t%C3%A9r%C3%A9phtalate%20de%20polybutyl%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- téréphtalate de polybutène 5, record 3, French, t%C3%A9r%C3%A9phtalate%20de%20polybut%C3%A8ne
correct, masculine noun
- polybutylène téréphtalate 6, record 3, French, polybutyl%C3%A8ne%20t%C3%A9r%C3%A9phtalate
correct, masculine noun
- PBT 7, record 3, French, PBT
correct
- PBT 7, record 3, French, PBT
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polymère produit par polycondensation du butylène glycol avec l'acide téréphtalique ou le diméthyltéréphtalate. 8, record 3, French, - poly%28butyl%C3%A8ne%20t%C3%A9r%C3%A9phtalate%29
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
poly(butylène téréphtalate); PBT : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 9, record 3, French, - poly%28butyl%C3%A8ne%20t%C3%A9r%C3%A9phtalate%29
Record 3, Key term(s)
- polybutylènetéréphtalate
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- poli(butileno tereftalato)
1, record 3, Spanish, poli%28butileno%20tereftalato%29
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
- PBT 1, record 3, Spanish, PBT
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- poli(tereftalato de butileno) 2, record 3, Spanish, poli%28tereftalato%20de%20butileno%29
correct, masculine noun
- PBTP 3, record 3, Spanish, PBTP
correct, masculine noun
- PBTP 3, record 3, Spanish, PBTP
- politereftalato de butilo 4, record 3, Spanish, politereftalato%20de%20butilo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Polímero producido por la policondensación de butilen glicol y ácido tereftalático o dimetiltereftalato. 1, record 3, Spanish, - poli%28butileno%20tereftalato%29
Record 3, Key term(s)
- polibutileno tereftalato
- politereftalato de butileno
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
- Synthetic Fabrics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- butylene plastic
1, record 4, English, butylene%20plastic
correct, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- butene plastic 1, record 4, English, butene%20plastic
correct, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plastic based on polymers made by the polymerization of butylene (butene) or copolymerization of butylene (butene) with other monomers, the butylene (butene) units being in the greatest amount by mass in the copolymer. 2, record 4, English, - butylene%20plastic
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
butylene plastic; butene plastic: terms and definition standardized by ISO. 3, record 4, English, - butylene%20plastic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
- Textiles artificiels et synthétiques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plastique butylénique
1, record 4, French, plastique%20butyl%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- plastique buténique 1, record 4, French, plastique%20but%C3%A9nique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plastique à base de polymères produits par polymérisation du butylène (butène) ou copolymérisation du butylène (butène) avec d'autres monomères, les motifs butylène (butène) constituant la principale partie en masse dans le copolymère. 2, record 4, French, - plastique%20butyl%C3%A9nique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plastique butylénique; plastique buténique : termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 3, record 4, French, - plastique%20butyl%C3%A9nique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
- Tejidos sintéticos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- plástico butilénico
1, record 4, Spanish, pl%C3%A1stico%20butil%C3%A9nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plástico a base de polímeros producidos por la polimerización de butileno [buteno] o copolimerización de butileno [buteno] con otros monómeros, siendo las unidades de butileno [buteno] las de mayor cantidad por masa en el copolímero. 1, record 4, Spanish, - pl%C3%A1stico%20butil%C3%A9nico
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-04-21
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Geochemistry
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- butylene oxide 1, record 5, English, butylene%20oxide
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Géochimie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- oxyde de butylène
1, record 5, French, oxyde%20de%20butyl%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Geoquímica
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- óxido de butileno
1, record 5, Spanish, %C3%B3xido%20de%20butileno
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-11-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- butylene 1, record 6, English, butylene
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- butylène
1, record 6, French, butyl%C3%A8ne
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- butileno
1, record 6, Spanish, butileno
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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