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Browse Results: P

Your search for "p" in "Material name or synonyms" returned 809 records.

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Chemical symbol for the element phosphorus....view more

P lam

An abbreviation for plastic laminate....view more

P.I.R.A. test

An abbreviation for the Printing Industries Research Association test used to evaluate the condition of vegetable tanned leathers....view more

Pacific Silvercloth®

[Pacific] A registered trademark for a silver antitarnish storage fabric....view more

padan

A carbamate insecticide....view more

padauk

A deep red wood obtained from tropical trees, Pterocarpus indicus and Pterocarpus dalbergioides, found in southeast Asia, Africa and the Andaman islands....view more

PAEK

An abbreviation for polyaryletherketones....view more

pagoda stone

A Chinese marble that has fossil inclusions shaped like pagodas (Mayer 1969)....view more

pagoda tree

A medium sized tree, Styphnolobium japonicum, native to Japan, China and India....view more

Paina kapok

A silky fiber from the silk cotton tree....view more

paint

A liquid mixture composed of a colorant dispersed in a binder....view more

paint analysis

Chemical or physical examination of a paint or its dried film to determine its condition and composition....view more

paint remover

A fluid or paste formulation designed to remove dried paint or varnish....view more

Paint Standard

The common name for the Commercial Standard for Artists Oil Paints CS 98-62 that is issued by the U.S....view more

paint stick

A hard, pigmented oil-based stick....view more

paint tube

A collapsible storage container for pre-mixed artist paints....view more

painted glass

Glass whose surface has been decorated or colored with paint....view more

pale boiled oil

A type of linseed oil that has been processed with heat to speed up drying times....view more

palimpsest

A manuscript, typically of papyrus or parchment, that has been written on, erased, then reused....view more

palladium

A silvery-white, metallic element....view more