glyptaln.
/ˈɡlɪptəl/ Any of the alkyd resins, esp. those formed from glycerol and phthalic anhydride or phthalic acid. Also glyptal resin.
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coumarone resin1900
novolak1909
glyptal1915
marblette1927
Vinylite1929
polyolefin1930
polysulphone1934
urea resin1937
melamine resin1939
polyurethane1939
polyvinylidene chloride1940
polyvinyl butyral1941
polyimide1945
Teflon1945
Araldite1946
polytetrafluoroethylene1946
epoxy resin1950
urethane1956
Maraglas1962
tartan1964
alkyd1984
1915 Bull. U.S. Bureau Standards 11 385 The glyptol is an artificial resin furnished by the research department of the General Electric Co.
1915 Bull. U.S. Bureau Standards 11 406 Glyptol is a synthetic compound which has the appearance and many of the properties of amber.
1923 C. Ellis Synthetic Resins & Plastics xvii. 293 Thus far the commercial applications of glyptal resins are of a minor character.
1926 Trade Marks Jrnl. 5 May 1033 Glyptal. Varnishes and Lacquers, included in Class 1. British Thomson-Houston Company.
1937 R. S. Morrell et al. Synthetic Resins ix. 205 The glyptal resins are formed by condensation of polybasic acids with polyhydric alcohols.
1943 E. A. Bevan in R. S. Morrell et al. Synthetic Resins & Allied Plastics (ed. 2) xi. 281 The alkyd resins, sometimes known as ‘glyptals’, are formed by the condensation of polybasic acids with polyhydric alcohols.
1967 I. L. Finar Org. Chem. (ed. 5) I. xi. 286 With dibasic acids, glycerol forms condensation polymers known as alkyd resins, the commonest of which is glyptal, formed by heating glycerol with phthalic anhydride.
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