Thiokol

English

Etymology

Trademark, from Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon, “sulfur”) and κόλλα (kólla, “glue”).

Noun

Thiokol (countable and uncountable, plural Thiokols)

1. Any of various organic polysulfide polymers, used as elastomers in seals and sealants.
   • 2007, Gennadiĭ Efremovich Zaikov, Gerald S. Kirshenbaum, Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry: Step Into the Future, page 45:

     The preparation of polymers from Raw Materials III essentially extends raw material potentials to synthesize Thiokols […]