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polyurethane

polymer composed of a chain of organic units joined by carbamate (urethane) links
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polyurethane

Summary

polyurethane ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,495 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • polyurethane is a type of polymer[2].
  • polyurethane is a type of plastic[3].
  • polyurethane's Commons category is recorded as Polyurethane foam[4].
  • polyurethane's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polyurethanes[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include polymer[2] and plastic[3].

Why It Matters

polyurethane ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,495 views/month).[1] polyurethane has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] polyurethane is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

polyurethane is credited with the discovery of Covestro[8], a business[9], in Germany[10], founded in 2015[11], headquartered in Leverkusen[12].

FAQs

What did polyurethane discover?

polyurethane is credited as discoverer of Covestro[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C0032616
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Polyurethanes
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007563140705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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