polycarbonate

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ carbonate.

Noun

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Wikipedia

polycarbonate (plural polycarbonates)

1. (chemistry) Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates; they are used to make light, flexible alternatives to glass. Abbreviation: PC
   • 2024 11, David Peter Alan, “Multilevel Cards to Get Their Trucks Overhauled, but What About the Windows?”, in Lackawanna Coalition Railgram:

     The cloudiness of the windows on the cars, caused by the degradation of the polycarbonate material of which they are made.

Translations

polymer of aromatic carbonates

Chinese: Mandarin: 聚碳酸酯 (jùtànsuānzhǐ) Czech: polykarbonát m Dutch: polycarbonaat (nl) f Finnish: polykarbonaatti French: polycarbonate (fr) m German: Polykarbonat Japanese: ポリカーボネート (ja) Spanish: policarbonato (es) m Ukrainian: полікарбона́т m (polikarbonát)