Sentence examples for urethane from inspiring English sources
noun
A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH2COOC2H5, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.
Foamex International, the world's biggest supplier of urethane foam (which goes into car-seats and mattresses), has 67 different factories and distribution outlets in America.
In the presence of a catalyst such as a tin soap, the two reactants rapidly form a network joined mainly by urethane groups.
The former make use of polyfunctional monomers such as PMDI or glycerol; further cross-linking occurs via reactions involving isocyanate and urethane groups.
The researchers selected five freshly killed fish, stuffed them with urethane, and placed the pectoral and pelvic fins in various positions suitable for gliding.
Later, balls made of polyester and urethane were developed and in some cases replaced the hard rubber ball.
These series of small works embrace materials as diverse as coffee cans, urethane foam and paper bags.
Although gas balloons have sometimes used rubberized cotton, modern sport gas balloons use urethane-coated nylon.
Beyond this threshold is a sort of gallery squat, furnished with Rachel Whiteread's cast-urethane mattress and Toba Khedoori's waxen drawing of a fireplace.
It is a glossy, black, cast-urethane representation of a classical column broken off like a tree stump.
Meanwhile, three refrigerated cast-urethane coolers hold blood "doped" with agave nectar, Wellbutrin and something called Green Vibrance Powder.
Junky materials predominate — a dead cricket, a cast-urethane rock, aluminum foil, old surf photographs, insulation foam, flocked wallpaper, mirrored glass — as do highly formal configurations, such as Ian Pedigo's fraying rattan beach mat collaged with newsprint and mounted on the wall, or Rosy Keyser's splat of house paint and sawdust on canvas.
