polyurethane foam

collocation in English

meaningsofpolyurethaneandfoam

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polyurethane
noun[U]
uk
/ˌpɒl.ɪˈjʊə.rə.θeɪn/us
/ˌpɑː.lɪˈjʊr.ə.θeɪn/
a plastic used especially as a type of varnish or as a protection for ...
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foam
noun[U]
uk
/fəʊm/us
/foʊm/
a mass of very small bubbles formed on the surface of ...
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(Definition ofpolyurethaneandfoamfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This assembly is surrounded by low-densitypolyurethanefoamfor thermal isolation.
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The apparatus was enclosed bypolyurethanefoamt o provide heat insulation.
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If it were not for thepolyurethanefoam, many people would escape the fires.
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Yet all the evidence is thatpolyurethanefoamspontaneously combusts, particularly within 48 hours of manufacture.
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Information is not available on deaths directly attributable to combustion ofpolyurethanefoam-filled furniture.
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But it would not be practicable to end the purchase of furniture containingpolyurethanefoam.
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But they do not refer to the more than 100 people a year who die in their own homes from the samepolyurethanefoam.
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Silicone surfactants are used in the manu facture ofpolyurethanefoamfor upholstery and similar purposes.
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First, there is the failure to ban the sale of secondhand furniture and bedding withpolyurethanefoamfillings and ignitable coverings.
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The chemicals for the purposes ofpolyurethanefoamare purely the byproduct, and they will not give that up.
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Whenpolyurethanefoambegins its life, it is unstable.
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Once flaming ignition occurs, the ensuing combustion of the furniture can present quite considerable hazards, and this is especially so if it containspolyurethanefoam.
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There are no regulations concerning the percentage or amount ofpolyurethanefoamallowed to be used in the manufacture of domestic furniture and furnishings.
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Since the mid-1960s it was known to all concerned thatpolyurethanefoamis lethal as a primary and secondary source of fire ignition.
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There is nothing that burns with the same fury as doespolyurethanefoam.
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There is no doubt thatpolyurethanefoamignites easily, burns readily and produces dense smoke containing toxic gases.
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This prohibited, for one year, the supply of children's furniture containing more than small amounts ofpolyurethanefoamand expanded polystyrene.
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If these are produced, thus creating a safer and more economical alternative topolyurethanefoam, so much the better.
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There are other fillings, including the ones that he mentioned, which produce hazards of their own, which are potentially as dangerous aspolyurethanefoamitself.
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I also noted that there are no proposals to deal with the most dangerous of materials—namely,polyurethanefoam.
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There is a similar argument aboutpolyurethanefoam.
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It was caused by the introduction ofpolyurethanefoamfurniture.
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