Acrylonitrile-butadiene-acrylate		ABA 

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene plastics	ABS
Acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene-styrene	ACPES
Acrylonitnile/ethylene-propylenediene/styrene	AEPDM
Acrylonitnile/ethylene-styrene			AES
Acrylonitrile-mehyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-	AMAB
	butadiene rubber
Acrylonitrile /methyl methacrylate		AMMA
Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylate			ASA
Aromatic polyester,				ARP
Carboxymethyl cellulose				CMC
Casein						CS
Cellulose acetate				CA
Cellulose acetatebutyrate			CAB
Cellulose acetate propionate			CAP
Cellulose nitrate				CN
Celluloseplastics, general			CE
Cellulose propionate				CP
Cellulose triacetate				CTA
Chlorinated polyeMylene				CPE
Chlorinated poly(vinyl chloride)		CPVC
Cresol-formaldehyde				CF
Epoxy, epoxide					EP
Ethyl cellulose					EC
Ethylene/ethyl acrylate				EEA
Ethylene/methacrylic acid			EMA
Ethylene-propylene polymer			EPM
Ethylene-propylene-diene			EPD
Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene copolymer		ETFE
Ethylene-vinyl alcohol				EVAL
Ethylene/vinyl acetate				EVA
Furan formaldehyde				FF
High-density polyethylene plastics		HDPE
High impact-resistant polystyrene		HIPS
Linear low-density polyethylene plastics	LLDPE
Linear medium-density polyethylene plastics	LMDPE
Liquid crystal polymer				LCP
Low-density polyethylene plastics		LDPE
Medium-density polyethylene plastics		MDPE
Methacrylate-butadiene-styrene			MBS
Melamine-formaldehyde resin			MF
Melamine/phenal-farmaldehyde resin		MPF
Methyl cellulose				MC
Nylon (see also polyamide)			PA
Perfluoro(alkoxy alkane)			PFA
Perfluoro(ethylene-propylene) copolymer		FEP
Phenol-formaldehyde resin			PF
Phenol-furfural resin				PFF
Poly(acrylic acid)				PAA
Polyacrylonitride 				PAN
Poly(allyl diglycol carbonate)			PADC
Poly(a-methylstyrene)				PMS
Polyamide (nylon)				PA
Polyamide-imide					PAI
Polyaryle amide					PAPA
Polyarylether					PAE
Polyaryletherketone				PAEK
Polyarylsulfone					PASU
Polybutadiene-acrylonitn'le			PBAN
Polybutadiene-styrene				PBS
Polybutene-l					PB
Poly(butyl acrylale) 				PBA
Poly(butylene terephthalate)			PBT
Polycarbonate					PC
Poly(diallyl phthalate)				PDAP
Polyester alkyd					PAK
Poly(ester urethane)				PAUR
Polyether ketone				PEK
Poly(ether urelhane)				PEUR
Polyether block amide				PEBA
Polyetheretherketone				PEEK
Poly(etherimide)				PEI
Poly(erher sulfone)				PES
Polyethylene					PE
Poly(ehylene oxide)				PEO
Poly(ethylene terephthalate)			PET
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) glycol comonomer	PETG
Polyimide					PI
Polyimidesulfone				PISU
Polyisobutylene					PIB
Poly(methyl-a-chlaroacrylate)			PMCA
Poly(metlyl methacrylate) Acrylic		PMMA
Poly(4-methylpentene-I)				PMP
Polychlorotrifluorwthylene			PCTFE
Polyoxymethylene, polyacetal			POM
Poly(phenylene ether)				PPE
Poly(phenylene oxide)deprecated ten and		PPO
	acronym, see preferred 
term poly(phenylene ether)and acronym
Poly(phenylene sulfide)				PPS
Poly(phenylene sulfone)				PPSU
Polyphthalamide					PPA
Polypropylene					PP
Poly(propylene oxide)				PPOX
Polystyrene					PS
Polysulfone					PSU
Polytetrafluoroethylene				PTFE
Polyurethane					PUR
Polyvinylcarbazole				PVK
Polyvinylpyrrolidone				PVP
Poly(vinyl acetate)				PVAC
Poly(vinyl alcohol)				PVAL
Poly(vinyl butyral)				PVB
Poly(vinyl chloride)				PVC
Poly(vinyl chloride-acetate)			PVCA
Poly(vinyl fiuon'de)				PVF
Poly(vinyl formal)..				PVFM
Poly[vinylidene chloride)			PVDC
Poly(vinylidene fluoride)			PVDF
Saturated polyester plastic			SP
Silicon plastics				SI
Styrene-acrylonitrile plastic			SAN
Styrene-butadiene plastic			SE
Sryrene-maleicanhydride plastic			S/MA
Styrenela-methylstyrene plastic			SMS
Styrene-rubber plastics				SRP
Thermoplastic elastomer				TPEL
Thermaplastic Elaslomer. Ether-Ester		TEEE
Thermoplastic Elastomer, Olefinic		TEO
Thermoplastic elastomer polyether block amide	PEBA
Thermoplastic Elastomer. Styrenic		IES
Thermoplastic polyester				TPES
Thermoplastic polyester				ARP
	Copolyester (poly[aryl terephthalatel)
Polyarylate (poly[aryl terephthalale))-		PAT
	liquid crystal polymer
Thermoplastic polyurethane			TPUR
Thermoset polyurethane				TSUR
Ultra-high molecularweight polyethylene		UHMWPE
Unsaturated polyester				VP
Urea-formaldehyde resin				UF
Vinyl chioride-ethylene-methyl acrylate resin	VCEMA
Vinyl chloride-ethylene-vinyl acetate resin	VCEV
Vinyl chlorideethylene resin			VCE
Vinyl chloride-methyl acrylate resin		VCMA
Vinyl chloride-methyl methracrylate resin	VCMMA
Vinylchloride-octyl acrylate resin		VCOA
Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate resin		VCVAC
Vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride resin	VCVDC
                                                     

For blends and alloys. the standard terminology is the sum of
the abbreviated terms of the two components, For example

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene + polyamide	ABS+PA or
Poly(ethylene terphthalate) + rubber		PET+RBR
where an unspecified rubber is used.