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buna

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bu·na  (bn, by-)
n.
A synthetic rubber made from the polymerization of butadiene and sodium.

[Originally a trademark.]

Buna [ˈbuːnə ˈbjuː-]
n
(Engineering / Chemical Engineering)™ a synthetic rubber formed by polymerizing butadiene or by copolymerizing it with such compounds as acrylonitrile or styrene
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.buna - made by polymerizing butadiene
butadiene - a gaseous hydrocarbon C4H6; used in making synthetic rubbers
synthetic rubber, rubber - any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber


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The increased demand for both synthetic fuel and the synthetic rubber known as Buna that I.
Buna N viton seals are used throughout for positive sealing.
We are grateful to Basilio Silva Buna, Iveraldo Ferreira da Silva, and Luiz Roberto Oliveira da Costa for their technical support during the viral isolation process and serologic tests; and to the Coordenacao Estadual de Zoonoses/Superintendencia de Epidemiologia/Secretaria de Estado da Saude, Minas Gerais State, for providing the monkey material for virus isolation.
 
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