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PET, PETE Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
PEX Cross-linked polyethylene
PF Phenol-formaldehyde resin
PGC Pyrolysis gas chromatography
PI Polyimide
PIB Polyisobutylene
PMMA Poly(methyl methacrylate)
PMP Polymethylpentene
PMR Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
PMS Polymethylstyrene
PNF Poly(phosphonitrilic fl uorides)
PO Polyolefi n
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POM Polyoxymethylene, polyformaldehyde, acetals
PP Polypropylene
PPC Chlorinated polypropylene
PPE Poly(phenylene ether)
POM Polyoxymethylene
PPO Poly(phenylene oxide)
PPOX Polypropylene oxide
PPS Poly(phenylene sulfi de)
PPSU Poly(phenylene sulfone)
PPT Poly(propylene terephthalate)
PS Polystyrene
PCTFE Polytrifl uoromonochloroethylene
PTFE Polytetrafl uoroethylene, Tefl on
PTME Poly(tetramethylene terephthalate)
PU Polyurethane
PUR Polyurethane rubber
PVA Poly(vinyl alcohol); sometimes poly(vinyl acetate)
PVAc Poly(vinyl acetate)
PVAI Poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVB Poly(vinyl butyral)
PVC Poly(vinyl chloride)
PVDC Poly(vinylidene chloride)
PVDF Poly(vinylidene fl uoride)
PVF Poly(vinyl fl uoride)
PVK Poly(vinyl carbazole)
PVOH Poly(vinyl alcohol)
PVP Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)
RIM Reaction injection molding
RNA Ribonucleic acid
ROMP Ring-opening metathesis polymerization
ROP Ring-opening polymerization
S Entropy; radius of gyration
SAN Poly(styrene-coacrylonitrile)
SB Styrene butadiene copolymer

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