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ABBREVIATION
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DEFINITION
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| ABA |
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate |
| ABS |
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene |
| AES |
Acrylonitrile-ethylene-styrene |
| AMMA |
Acrylonitrile/methyl Methacrylate |
| ARP |
Aromatic polyester |
| ASA |
Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate |
| CA |
Cellulose acetate |
| CAB |
Cellulose acetate butyrate |
| CAP |
Cellulose acetate propionate |
| CE |
Cellulose plastics, general |
| CF |
Cresol-formaldehyde |
| CMC |
Carboxymethyl cellulose |
| CN |
Cellulose nitrate |
| CP |
Cellulose propionate |
| CPE |
Chlorinated polyethylene |
| CPVC |
Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride) |
| CS |
Casein |
| CTA |
Cellulose triacetate |
| EC |
Ethyl cellulose |
| EEA |
Ethylene/ethyl acrylate |
| EMA |
Ethylene/methacrylic acid |
| EP |
Epoxy, epoxide |
| EPD |
Ethylene-propylene-diene |
| EPM |
Ethylene-propylene polymer |
| ETFE |
Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene |
| EVA |
Ethylene/vinyl acetate |
| EVAL |
Ethylene-vinyl alcohol |
| FEP |
Perfluoro(ethylene-propylene) |
| FF |
Furan formaldehyde |
| HDPE |
High-density polyethylene plastics |
| IPS |
Impact-resistant polystyrene |
| LCP |
Liquid crystal polymer |
| LDPE |
Low-density polyethylene plastics |
| LLDPE |
Linear low-density polyethylene |
| LMDPE |
Linear medium-density polyethylene |
| MBS |
Methacrylate-butadiene-styrene |
| MC |
Methyl cellulose |
| MDPE |
Medium-density polyethylene |
| MF |
Melamine-formaldehyde resin |
| MPF |
Melamine/phenol-formaldehyde |
| PA |
Polyamide (nylon) |
| PA |
Nylon (see also polyamide) |
| PAA |
Poly(acrylic acid) |
| PADC |
Poly(allyl diglycol carbonate) |
| PAE |
Polyarylether |
| PAEK |
Polyaryletherketone |
| PAI |
Polyamide-imide |
| PAK |
Polyester alkyd |
| PAN |
Polyacrylonitrile |
| PARA |
Polyaryl amide |
| PASU |
Polyarylsulfone |
| PAT |
Polyarylate |
| PAUR |
Poly(ester urethane) |
| PB |
Polybutene-1 |
| PBA |
Poly(butyl acrylate) |
| PBAN |
Polybutadiene-acrylonitrile |
| PBS |
Polybutadiene-styrene |
| PBT |
Poly(butylene terephthalate) |
| PC |
Polycarbonate |
| PCTFE |
Polychlorotrifluoroethylene |
| PDAP |
Poly(diallyl phthalate) |
| PE |
Polyethylene |
| PEBA |
Polyether block amide |
| PEBA |
Thermoplastic elastomer polyether |
| PEEK |
Polyetheretherketone |
| PEI |
Poly(etherimide) |
| PEK |
Polyether ketone |
| PEO |
Poly(ethylene oxide) |
| PES |
Poly(ether sulfone) |
| PET |
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) |
| PETG |
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) glycol |
| PEUR |
Poly(ether urethane) |
| PF |
Phenol-formaldehyde resin |
| PFA |
Perfluoro(alkoxy alkane) |
| PFF |
Phenol-furfural resin |
| PI |
Polyimide |
| PIB |
Polyisobutylene |
| PISU |
Polyimidesulfone |
| PMCA |
Poly(methyl-alpha-chloroacrylate) |
| PMMA |
Poly(methyl methacrylate) |
| PMP |
Poly(4-methylpentene-1) |
| PMS |
Poly(alpha-methylstyrene) |
| POM |
Polyoxymethylene, polyacetal |
| PP |
Polypropylene |
| PPA |
Polyphthalamide |
| PPE |
Poly(phenylene ether) |
| PPO |
Poly(phenylene oxide) deprecated |
| PPOX |
Poly(propylene oxide) |
| PPS |
Poly(phenylene sulfide) |
| PPSU |
Poly(phenylene sulfone) |
| PS |
Polystyrene |
| PSU |
Polysulfone |
| PTFE |
Polytetrafluoroethylene |
| PUR |
Polyurethane |
| PVAC |
Poly(vinyl acetate) |
| PVAL |
Poly(vinyl alcohol) |
| PVB |
Poly(vinyl butyral) |
| PVC |
Poly(vinyl chloride) |
| PVCA |
Poly(vinyl chloride-acetate) |
| PVDC |
Poly(vinylidene chloride) |
| PVDF |
Poly(vinylidene fluoride) |
| PVF |
Poly(vinyl fluoride) |
| PVFM |
Poly(vinyl formal) |
| PVK |
Polyvinylcarbazole |
| PVP |
Polyvinylpyrrolidone |
| S/MA |
Styrene-maleic anhydride plastic |
| SAN |
Styrene-acrylonitrile plastic |
| SB |
Styrene-butadiene plastic |
| Si |
Silicone plastics |
| SMS |
Styrene/alpha-methylstyrene plastic |
| SP |
Saturated polyester plastic |
| SRP |
Styrene-rubber plastics |
| TEEE |
Thermoplastic Elastomer,Ether-Ester |
| TEO |
Thermoplastic Elastomer, Olefinic |
| TES |
Thermoplastic Elastomer, Styrenic |
| TPEL |
Thermoplastic elastomer |
| TPES |
Thermoplastic polyester |
| TPUR |
Thermoplastic polyurethane |
| TSUR |
Thermoset polyurethane |
| UF |
Urea-formaldehyde resin |
| UHMWPE |
Ultra-high molecular weight PE |
| UP |
Unsaturated polyester |
| VCE |
Vinyl chloride-ethylene resin |
| VCEV |
Vinyl chloride-ethylene-vinyl |
| VCMA |
Vinyl chloride-methyl acrylate |
| VCMMA |
Vinyl chloride-methylmethacrylate |
| VCOA |
Vinyl chloride-octyl acrylate resin |
| VCVAC |
Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin |
| VCVDC |
Vinyl chloride-vinyfidene chlori |
