blister pack

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blister pack

A transparent, molded piece of plastic, often sealed to a sheet of cardboard, used to package and display an item of merchandise. Also called bubble pack.

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blister pack

(Commerce) a type of packet in which small items are displayed and sold, consisting of a transparent dome of plastic or similar material mounted on a firm backing such as cardboard. Also called: bubble pack

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

blis′ter pack`

a package with a clear plastic overlay affixed to a cardboard backing for protecting and displaying a product.

[1950–55]

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Noun

blister pack - packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard backing and clear plastic cover

bubble pack

packaging - material used to make packages

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Blister

blister pack

n → (Klar)sichtpackung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

blister pack

n (Comm) → blister m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

blister pack

n envase m blister, blister m (fam)

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Like an air hockey table, the first Aylward Feed System used air to gently guide the pills into position in the blister packs. The machine was easy to use and efficient, and many of the largest pharmaceutical producers in the world were customers.

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In the three poisonings reported here, all victims ingested SUDAFED(R) 12-Hour capsules, which are packaged with four tamper-resistant features: 1) a two-part plastic capsule that is sealed with a band; 2) encasement of the capsules in a blister pack consisting of a clear plastic film with a foil backing, which must be broken to use the capsule; 3) enclosure of the blister pack in a box sealed with a safety tab, which must be broken to open the box; and 4) identification of both the box and blister pack with code numbers, which should be the same.

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Caption: Three hologram products from Nano 4 U for the SaveMed project: a hologram directly embossed in to a blister pack; moulded hologram parts and a covert hologram element revealed with a laser diode.

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Some manufacturers find that this quality makes the blister pack an ideal solution for their product.

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A demonstrable example of the technique in practice is "blooming." Oxygen attack, caused by blister pack failure, often results in "blooms" occurring at the drug surface.

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Memory Pac, a medicine organizer that uses cold-seal blister pack technology, is touted as an easy-to-assemble dosage system that allows consumers to see and more safely manage medications at home for pennies a day.