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Sigma KEE - Hydrocarbon
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Any CompoundSubstance that has a Carbon base.
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Plastic | Any of a large set of hydrocarbon materials, in the form of polymers, which are usually derived from Petroleum products. Plastics have a tremendous variety of material properties including a wide range of values for opacity, density, ductility etc. and are pervasive in modern Manufacture (-ing). | | | Rubber | Natural rubber, as opposed to synthetic rubber which is a Plastic, is a product of the rubber tree, genus Hevea or Ficus. It is the coagulated form of the milky juice secreted by these trees. Rubber is essentially a polymer of isoprene. |
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