Chemicals and Drugs

Plastics

Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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  • Plastic

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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was in Cat D & J 1967-82, was in Cat J only 1963-66

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  1. D05.750w.716w
  2. D25.720w.716w
  3. J01.637.051.720w.716w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Plastics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010969. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010969
  2. Plastics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic
  3. Plastics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11474