| acrylonitrile butadiene styrene resin [´ak·rǝ´lō`nī·trǝl ´byüd·ǝ`dī´ēn `stī·rēn `rez·ǝn] ORGANIC CHEMISTRY A polymer made by blending acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer with a butadiene-acrylonitrile rubber or by interpolymerizing polybutadiene with styrene and acrylonitrile; combines the advantages of hardness and strength of the vinyl resin component with the toughness and impact resistance of the rubbery component. Abbreviated ABS. |