polycarbonate

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ carbonate.

Noun

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)