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polyurethane

polymer composed of a chain of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links
Class type of: polymer, plastic Q146322

Facts

1 property
Subclass of
polymer, plastic
🏷️ Also known as
en PU en polyurethane ar متعدد إيثان اليوريا ar متعدد اليوريثان ar بولي يورثان ar بوليورثين ar بولي يوريثان ar عديد إيثان اليوريا cs polyurethan cs molitan cs polyuretan cs PU de PU el Πολυουρεθάνη es poliuretano fa پلی‌یورتان fi Polyuretaani fr polyuréthane he פוליאוריתן hi पॉलीयुरीथेन
🔖 Identifiers · 40
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85104740
GND ID
4175327-6
OpenAlex ID
C2779578285
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Síntesi general poliuretà.png ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300014495
CAS Registry Number
68400-67-9
DSSTox substance ID
DTXSID901009525
De Agostini ID
poliuretano
EC number
614-443-8
ECHA Substance Infocard ID
100.116.701
Elhuyar ZTH ID
029995
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
4NrV7M
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Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
222821
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/polyurethane
Freebase ID
/m/0cym6
Garzanti Linguistica ID
poliuretano
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
poliureta
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0133344
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
poliuretany-5eb1c0
Interlingual Index ID
i115401
J9U entity ID
987007563140705171
MeSH descriptor ID
D011140
MeSH tree code
D02.241.081.251.944.750, D05.750.716.650, D25.720.327.782, D25.720.716.650, J01.637.051.720.327.782, J01.637.051.720.716.650, J01.637.412.700
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2779578285
Museum-digital tag ID
1163
NALT ID
59142
NDL Authority ID
00569158
NL CR AUT ID
ph386361
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100336208
PSH ID
6082
Quora topic ID
Polyurethane
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID
materias/1008589
Topic's main category
Category:Polyurethanes
Treccani ID
poliuretano
Treccani Vocabulary ID
poliuretano
UMLS CUI
C0074939, C0032616
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
14927246-n
YSO ID
16689
Yale LUX ID
concept/d3afa83e-4122-410f-b332-35963d7187d8
Zhihu topic ID
19892181

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🔗 Connections
← Made from material 10
condom, female condom, spandex, sponge, Adidas Telstar, green wall, screen protector, Insulating concrete form +2 more
Subclass of 2
plastic, polymer
Subtypes 1
thermoplastic polyurethane
Topic's main category 1
Category:Polyurethanes
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Polyurethanes
← Discoverer or inventor 1
Covestro
← Has effect 1
spray foam
← Product or material produced 1
Mitsui Chemicals
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Summary

polyurethane is a type of polymer[1] and plastic[2].

Why It Matters

polyurethane is credited with the discovery of Covestro[3], a business[4], in Germany[5], founded in 2015[6], headquartered in Leverkusen[7].

FAQs

What did polyurethane discover?

polyurethane is credited as discoverer of Covestro[3].

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  1. 17w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 4NrV7M
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #40849: ZGBK ID"
  2. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    UMLS CUI → C0074939, C0032616
    Topic's main category → Category:Polyurethanes
    Subclass of → polymer, plastic
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007563140705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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