plastics
Definition
Materials that can be reshaped (remolded) by applying heat and pressure. Most plastics are made from synthetic resins (polymers) through the industrial process of polymerization. Two main types of plastics are thermoplastics and thermosets.
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plastics is in the Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subject.
plastics appears in the definitions of the following terms:
persistence,
post consumer materials,
benzene (C6H6),
synthesis,
polymer,
hardness,
hydrocarbon,
source separation,
upstream industries,
sanitary solid waste
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