Polymer Science Glossary

noun a numerical value used to measure the acetone content in a material

• The acetone number is a measure of the amount of acetone that can dissolve in a certain amount of a substance.
• I heard that acetone number is used to determine how much acetone can be dissolved in something.
• The acetone number basically tells you how much acetone a substance can handle.
• Understanding the acetone number is like knowing the limit of acetone absorption in a material.

noun a word that can be preceded by an article or other determiner and can be plural or possessive

• The addition product of 2 and 3 is 5.
• When you add 2 and 3, you get 5 as the addition product.
• Just slap 2 and 3 together and bam, you've got the addition product of 5.
• In the equation of life, sometimes the addition product of our efforts doesn't always equal success.