See Also: polycarbonate(dictionary)

polycarbonate (iou)



polycarbonate noun. L19.
[from POLY- + CARBONATE noun.]
Chemistry.
A carbonate containing several equivalents of the acid radical. Only in L19.
Any of a class of polymers in which the units are linked by the group OCOO, many of which are thermoplastic resins widely used esp. as moulding materials and films. Freq. attrib. M20.