This comprehensive single-volume dictionary contains 7,000 polymer-related terms in nine languages — English, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Ukranian. It provides an invaluable tool for translating research results, promotes the exchange of information, and enhances the understanding of the wealth of information published in different languages. The editorial board for this dictionary is comprised of high-level experts in polymer science, each of whom is a native speaker of the language addressed.

The terms embrace all polymer-related subject areas, including chemistry, physical chemistry, physics, spectroscopy, microscopy, theoretical methods, polymer-based composites and nanocomposites, polymer and composite processing, and related equipment, tools, and standard testing techniques. Recommended.

From the Preface: “...Some terms of everyday teaching and research practice are often absent in both general and special dictionaries. The most recent scientific achievements are fist described in English journal articles or monographs. Then new terminology gradually enters into other national languages in transliterated or translated form. Quite often, however, no translation or direct correspondence exists for such English neologisms. In those cases, the authors of this reference work have provided the closest and most concise literal or conceptual translation of the English term...”

Target Audience: All researchers and students working in the polymer field, including those in polymer chemistry, polymer physics, optics, engineering, organic chemistry, plastics engineering, and materials science.