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PLASTIQUE POLYSTYRENE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-10-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

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

OBS

polystyrene plastic; PS plastic: term, shortened form and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Plastique styrénique à base de polymères produits avec le styrène comme pratiquement le seul monomère.

OBS

plastique polystyrène; plastique PS : terme, forme abrégée et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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

Plástico a base de polímeros de estireno o copolimeros de estireno con otros monómeros, siendo el estireno el que se encuentra en mayor cantidad por masa.

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