synthetic polymer

collocation in English

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synthetic
adjective
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/sɪnˈθet.ɪk/us
/sɪnˈθet̬.ɪk/
Synthetic products are made from artificial substances, often copying a ...
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polymer
noun[C]
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/ˈpɒl.ɪ.mər/us
/ˈpɑː.lɪ.mɚ/
a chemical substance consisting of large molecules made from many smaller and ...
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Thesyntheticpolymerbased grafts on the other hand often have insufficient haemocompatibility and thus rapidly occlude - a problem that is especially prone in small calibre grafts.
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When the term cross-linking is used in thesyntheticpolymerscience field, it usually refers to the use of cross-links to promote a difference in the polymers' physical properties.
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Syntheticpolymer, enamel, and pencil on canvas.
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Thesyntheticpolymerfibres are derived from oil or coal which also makes considerable use of the third dimension, mainly under the earth.
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Since the invention of the firstsyntheticpolymerproduct, bakelite,syntheticpolymerproducts have frequently been invented.
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Varieties of eachsyntheticpolymerproduct may exist, for purposes of a specific use.
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Rubber-likesyntheticpolymerinsulation is used in industrial cables and power cables installed underground because of its superior moisture resistance.
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Usually autologous vessels from the patient orsyntheticpolymergrafts are used for this purpose.
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His efforts were soon met with great success when he produced asyntheticpolymerwith a molecular weight of about 12,000.
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The sleeve material can be selected upon the corrosiveness and abrasiveness of the flow media, a suitablesyntheticpolymercan be chosen.
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The net is usually manufactured in asyntheticpolymersuch as polyethylene, this is a hard wearing and relatively economic material.
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Cross-linking is used in bothsyntheticpolymerchemistry and in the biological sciences.
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Anothersyntheticpolymersometimes called by the same general category, is acetal resin.
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The separator is made of a non-woven layer of cellulose or asyntheticpolymer.
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Chemically, it is thesyntheticpolymerof methyl methacrylate.
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Today, most sutures are made ofsyntheticpolymerfibers.
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In polymer chemistry, when asyntheticpolymeris said to be cross-linked, it usually means that the entire bulk of the polymer has been exposed to the cross-linking method.
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