A

 ABA acrylonitrile-butadiene acrylate

 ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene styrene terpolymer
 ACS acrylonitrile-chlorinated polyethylene styrene terpolymer
 AMA acrylate maleic anhydride terpolymer
 AMMA acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate
 APO amorphous polyolefin
 AS acrylonitrile styrene copolymer
 ASA acrylonitrile styrene acrylate
 AIBN Azobisisobutylonitrile

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B

 BMC - bulk molding compound

 BMI - bis maleimide
 BPDA - Benzophenone tetracarboxylate
 BPO - Benzoyl peroxide
 BR - Cis-1, 4-polybutadiene rubber
 BS - Butadiene styrene rubber

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C

 CA cellulose acetate
 CAB cellulose acetate butyrate
 CAP cellulose acetate proprionate
 CN cellulose nitrate (celluloid)
 COC cycloolefin copolymer
 COP copolyester thermoplastic elastomer
 CPE chlorinated polyethylene
 CPVC chlorinated polyvinyl chloride
 CTA cellulose triacetate
 CTFE chlorotrifluoroethylene

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D

 DAP diallyl phthallate (thermoset)

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E

 ETAC ethyl acetate
 EAA ethylene acrylic acid copolymer
 EC ethyl cellulose
 ECTFE ethylene chlorotrifluoroethylene
 EMAC ethylene-methyl acrylate copolymer
 EnBA ethylene n-butyl acetate
 EP epoxy
 EPDM ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber
 EPM ethylene propylene copolymer rubber
 EPR ethylene propylene rubber
 EPS expandable polystyrene
 ETFE ethylene tetrafluoroethylene
 EVA ethylene vinyl acetate
 E/VAC ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer
 EVOH ethylene vinyl alcohol
 EG ethylene glycol

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F

 FEP fluorinated ethylene propylene

 FRP fiber reinforced plastic

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H

 HDPE high density polyethylene

 HIPS high impact polystyrene
 HMC high strength molding compound
 HMWHDPE high molecular weight high density polyethylene

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I

 I ionomer
 IPN interpenetrating polymer network

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L

 LCP liquid crystal polymer

 LDPE low density polyethylene
 LLDPE linear low density polyethylene
 LPE linear polyethylene
 LCP liquid crystal polymer

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M

 MA maleic anhydride
 MABS methyl methacrylate/ABS copolymer
 MBS methyl methacrylate butadiene styrene terpolymer
 MDPE medium density polyethylene
 MF melamine formaldehyde
 MMA methyl methacrylate
 MP melamine phenolic

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N

 NBR nitrile butadiene rubber

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O

 OSA olefin modified styrene acrylonitrile

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P

 P phenolic
 PA polyamide (nylon)
 PAA poly acetic acid
 PAI polyamide-imide
 PAEK polyaryletherketone
 PAK polyester alkyd
 PAL polyanaline
 PAN polyacrylonitrile
 PARA polyaryl amide
 PAS polyarylsulfone
 PB polubutylene
 PBAN polybutadiene acrylonitrile
 PBD polybutadine
 PBI polybenzimidazole
 PBN polybutylene napthalate
 PBS polybutadiene styrene
 PBT polybutylene terephthalate
 PC polycarbonate
 PC/ABS polycarbonate/acrylonitrile butadiene styrene blend
 PCL polycaprolactone
 PCT polycyclohexylene terephthallate
 PCT-G glycol modified polycyclohexyl terephthallate
 PCTFE polymonochlorotrifluoroethylene
 PE polyethylene
 PEBA polyether block amide or polyester block amide
 PEEK polyetheretherketone
 PEI polyetherimide
 PEK polyetherketone
 PEKEKK polyetherketone etherketone ketone
 PEKK polyetherketoneketone
 PEN polyethylene napthalene
 PEO polyethylene oxide
 PES polyethersulfone
 PET polyethylene terephthalate
 PET-G glycol modified polyethylene terephthalate
 PFA perfluoroalkoxy
 PI polyimide
 PI polyisoprene
 PIB polyisobutylene
 PIR polyisocyanurate
 PMAN polymethactylonitrile
 PMMA polymethylmethacrylate (acrylic)
 PMP polymethylpentene
 PMS paramethylstyrene
 PO polyolefin
 POM polyoxymethylene (acetal)
 PP polypropylene
 PPy polypyrrole
 PPA polyphthalamide
 PPC chlorinated polypropylene
 PPC polyphthalate carbonate
 PPE polyphenylene ether
 PPI polymeric polyisocyanate
 PPO polyphenylene oxide
 PPOX polypropylene oxide
 PPS polyphenylene sulfide
 PPSU polyphenylene sulfone
 PPT polypropylene terephthalate
 PS polystyrene
 PS-b-PI polystyrene/polyisoprene block copolymer
 PSO,PSU polysulfone
 PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
 PTMT polytetramethylene terephthalate
 PU,PUR polyurethane
 PVA, PVOH, PVAL polyvinyl alcohol (sometimes polyvinyl acetate)
 PVAc polyvinyl acetate
 PVB polyvinyl butyryl
 PVC polyvinyl chloride
 PVCA polyvinyl chloride acetate
 PVDA polyvinylidene acetate
 PVDC polyvinylidene chloride
 PVDF polyvinylidene fluoride
 PVF polyvinyl fluoride
 PVK polyvinyl carbazole
 PVOH polyvinyl alcohol
 PVP polyvinyl pyrrolidone
 PEI polyetherimide
 PES polyethersulfone
 PARA polyaryl amide
 PSO,PSU polysulfone
 PMMA polymethylmethacrylate (acrylic)
 PEK polyetherketone
 PPS polyphenylene sulfide
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 SAN styrene acrylonitrile
 SB styrene butadiene
 SBR styrene butadiene rubber
 SBS styrene butadiene styrene block copolymer
 SEBS styrene ethylene butylene styrene block copolymer
 SI silicone
 SIS styrene isoprene styrene block copolymer
 SMA styrene maleic anhydride copolymer
 SMC sheet molding compound
 SMMA styrene methyl methacrylate
 SMS styrene/a-methyl styrene
 SVA styrene vinyl acrylonitrile

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T

 TEO thermoplastic elastic olefin

 TPE thermoplastic elastomer
 TPE-O, TPO thermoplastic elastomer - olefinic
 TPE-S thermoplastic elastomer - styrenic
 TMC thick molding compound
 TPU thermoplastic urethane
 TVO thermoplastic vulcanites

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U

 UF urea formaldehyde
 UHMWPE ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene
 ULDPE ultra low density polyethylene
 UP,UPE unsaturated polyester (thermoset)

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V

 VA, VAM vinyl acetate
 VAE vinyl acetate ethylene
 VLDPE very low density polyethylene

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X

 XPS expandable polystyrene