Glossary P

Deutsch: Verpackung / Español: Embalaje / Português: Embalagem / Français: Emballage / Italiano: Imballaggio /

Packaging refers to any material used in the fabrication or sealing of a packaging system or primary package material used to make packages.

Deutsch: Prozess / Español: Proceso / Português: Processo / Français: Processus / Italiano: Processo /

Process refers to a natural phenomenon marked by gradual changes that lead toward a particular result. A series of actions or operations leading to an end.

Product Code Classification Database refers to the classification database that contains medical device names and associated information developed by the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) in support of its mission.

Pneumatic tire is described as a circular tube of rubber or synthetic rubber and fabric, and sometimes also steel, attached to the rim of the car's wheel, having resilience due to its containing air under pressure.

The term parison may refer to the following:

• an unfinished mass of molten glass in a bubble or sphere shape that is the result of being rolled immediately after being taken out of a furnace, in the process of glassblowing
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Deutsch: Sperrholz, French - bois contre-plaqué, Spanish - madera contrachapada

The term plywood refers to a type of structural material that is composed of multiple layers (or plies) of wood veneer that are stuck together in such a way as to ensure that the wood grain of the adjoining layers are at right angles to each other, thus making the resulting material stronger and more resistant to warping or other deformities.

Platinum pertains to one of the three precious metals along with gold and silver, platinum is the rarest of them all. It is harder than the other precious metals and has a higher melting point, making it difficult to alloy and work with.

The term pig may refer to the following:

• any animal belonging to the genus Sus
• Guinea pig (or cavy), a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia, that are used as test subjects, kept as pets and even consumed as food in some areas
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