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polycarbonate

Syllables: pol·y·car·bon·ateUK/ˌpɒ.liˈkɑː.bə.neɪt/US/ˌpɑ.liˈkɑɹ.bə.neɪt/

polycarbonate noun: any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.

Noun

polycarbonate (plural polycarbonates, abbreviation PC)

  1. Any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
    • The cloudiness of the windows on the cars, caused by the degradation of the polycarbonate material of which they are made.2024-11, David Peter Alan, “Multilevel Cards to Get Their Trucks Overhauled, but What About the Windows?”, in Lackawanna Coalition Railgram

Forms of polycarbonate

pluralpolycarbonates
abbreviationPC

Plural of polycarbonate: polycarbonates

Origin of polycarbonate

From poly- + carbonate.

Questions about polycarbonate

What does polycarbonate mean?
Polycarbonate means any of a range of polymers of aromatic carbonates.
What part of speech is polycarbonate?
Polycarbonate is a noun.
How do you pronounce polycarbonate?
Polycarbonate is pronounced /ˌpɒ.liˈkɑː.bə.neɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of polycarbonate?
The plural of polycarbonate is polycarbonates.

Words near polycarbonate in the dictionary

  1. polycarbene
  2. polycarbenes
  3. polycarbohydrate
  4. polycarbohydrates
  5. polycarbon
  6. polycarbonate
  7. polycarbonated
  8. polycarbonates
  9. polycarbonic
  10. polycarbophil
  11. polycarbosilane

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