Definition of Polyurethane foam

1. Noun. A foam made by adding water to polyurethane plastics.

Exact synonyms: Polyfoam
Generic synonyms: Polyurethan, Polyurethane

Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyurethane Foam

polyubiquitylates
polyubiquitylation
polyubiquitylations
polyunguia
polyunsaturate
polyunsaturated
polyunsaturated fat
polyunsaturated fats
polyunsaturated fatty acid
polyunsaturated fatty acids
polyunsaturates
polyunsaturation
polyurea
polyureas
polyurethane
polyurethane foam (current term)
polyurethaned
polyurethanes
polyuria
polyuria test
polyurias
polyuric
polyuridine
polyuridylic acid
polyuronide
polyuronides
polyvalence
polyvalences
polyvalencies
polyvalency

Literary usage of Polyurethane foam

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Permafrost: North American Contribution [to The] Second International by Building Research Advisory Board Staff (1973)
"THE USE OF polyurethane foam PLASTICS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF EXPEDIENT ROADS ON PERMAFROST IN CENTRAL ALASKA North Smith, Richard Berg, and Larry Muller US ..."

2. Directory of International and Regional Organizations Conducting Standards edited by Maureen Breitenberg (1993)
"Provides technical support to European government bodies. Develops flexible polyurethane foam standard reference material. US MEMBER(S): Not open to the US ..."

3. Directory of European Regional Standards-Related Organizations edited by Maureen Breitenberg (1994)
"Develops flexible polyurethane foam standard reference material. Not open to the United States. Austria, Belgium, France, FR of Germany, Ireland, Italy, ..."

4. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"Flexible polyurethane foam is used mainly in furniture (43%) and bedding (12%); ... Toluene diisocyanate-based rigid polyurethane foam is used in household ..."

5. 6th Annual Report on Carcinogens (1991) by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"Exposure to unreacted toluene diisocyanate is associated with the spray application of polyurethane foam. The construction industry uses polyurethane ..."

6. Proceedings of the Workshop on Long-lived Radionuclide Chemistry in Nuclear by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (1998)
"polyurethane foam sorbent supported transport extraction has proved to be effective ... CI ionic associate adsorbed in the polyurethane foam can easily be ..."

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