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Polyurethane vs Polyolefin - What's the difference?

polyurethane | polyolefin |

As nouns the difference between polyurethane and polyolefin

is that polyurethane is any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications while polyolefin is a polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin.

polyurethane

English

(wikipedia polyurethane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of various polymeric resins containing urethane links; used in very many industrial and domestic applications.

    • polyolefin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyolefin) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin
  • (chemistry) A polyene