foam cells — Lipid laden macrophages and, to a lesser extent smooth muscle cells, found in fatty streaks on the arterial wall … Dictionary of molecular biology
Foam (organization) — FoAM [ [http://fo.am f o a m ] ] describes itself as a laboratory for the propagation of lived and living experience. [ [http://fo.am/trg/bxl.html f o a m ] ] The networked, Brussels based collective constitutes a group of designers, scientists,… … Wikipedia
foam — n Foam, froth, spume, scum, lather, suds, yeast are comparable when they denote either a mass of bubbles gathering in or on the surface of a liquid or something as insubstantial as such a mass. Foam is the most comprehensive of these terms but is … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Foam — This article is about the substance formed from trapped gas bubbles. For other uses, see Foam (disambiguation). Soap foam bubbles Contents 1 Definition … Wikipedia
foam — 1. Masses of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid. 2. To produce such bubbles. 3. Masses of air cells in a solid or semisolid, as in f. rubber. human fibrin f. a dry artificial sponge of human fibrin prepared by clotting with thrombin a f. of … Medical dictionary
foam rubber — a light, spongy rubber, used for mattresses, cushions, etc. [1940 45] * * * ▪ chemical compound also called Sponge Rubber, or Latex Foam, flexible, porous substance made from a natural or synthetic latex compounded with various… … Universalium
Metal foam — Foamed aluminium A metal foam is a cellular structure consisting of a solid metal, frequently aluminium, containing a large volume fraction of gas filled pores. The pores can be sealed (closed cell foam), or they can form an interconnected… … Wikipedia
Direct injection expanded foam molding — (also known as injection molded foam) is a foam manufacturing process that creates soft foam products direct from compound into a final product. This process eliminates the steps required for die cutting and compression molding, as it… … Wikipedia
memory foam — /ˈmɛmri foʊm/ (say memree fohm) noun a synthetic material made more elastic by its greater network of cells than a traditional foam; used in mattresses, pillows, etc …
syntactic foam — noun Etymology: syntactic from Greek syntaktikos putting together more at syntactic : a plastic in which preformed cells (as tiny hollow glass spheres) have been incorporated, which can withstand great pressures (as at ocean depths), and which… … Useful english dictionary
