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 (1,148 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • polyurethane's image is recorded as Síntesi general poliuretà.png[2].
  • polyurethane's image is recorded as Urethane sponge1.jpg[3].
  • polyurethane's image is recorded as PMR 63x5.8 125 file2.jpg[4].
  • polyurethane's GND ID is recorded as 4175327-6[5].
  • polyurethane's CAS Registry Number is recorded as 68400-67-9[6].
  • polyurethane's EC number is recorded as 614-443-8[7].
  • polyurethane's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85104740[8].
  • polyurethane's subclass of is recorded as polymer[9].
  • polyurethane's subclass of is recorded as plastic[10].
  • polyurethane's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00569158[11].
  • polyurethane's Commons category is recorded as Polyurethane foam[12].
  • polyurethane's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D011140[13].
  • polyurethane's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0cym6[14].
  • polyurethane's MeSH tree code is recorded as D02.241.081.251.944.750[15].
  • polyurethane's MeSH tree code is recorded as D05.750.716.650[16].
  • polyurethane's MeSH tree code is recorded as D25.720.327.782[17].
  • polyurethane's MeSH tree code is recorded as D25.720.716.650[18].
  • polyurethane's MeSH tree code is recorded as J01.637.051.720.327.782[19].
  • polyurethane's MeSH tree code is recorded as J01.637.051.720.716.650[20].
  • polyurethane's MeSH tree code is recorded as J01.637.412.700[21].
  • polyurethane's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph386361[22].
  • polyurethane's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polyurethanes[23].
  • polyurethane's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300014495[24].
  • polyurethane's PSH ID is recorded as 6082[25].
  • polyurethane's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0133344[26].

Why It Matters

polyurethane ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,148 views/month).[1] polyurethane has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] polyurethane is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

polyurethane is credited with the discovery of Covestro[29], a business[30], in Germany[31], founded in 2015[32], headquartered in Leverkusen[33].

FAQs

What did polyurethane discover?

polyurethane is credited as discoverer of Covestro[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . ChemIDplus. chem.nlm.nih.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . ECHA Substance Infocard database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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