]> 2009/04/07 OpenCyc Knowledge Base Copyright© 2001-2009 Cycorp, Inc., http://www.cyc.com/, Austin, TX, USA This file contains an OWL representation of information contained in the OpenCyc Knowledge Base. The content of this OWL file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license whose text can be found at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode. The content of this OWL file, including the OpenCyc content it represents, constitutes the "Work" referred to in the Creative Commons license. The terms of this license equally apply to, without limitation, renamings and other logically equivalent reformulations of the content of this OWL file (or portions thereof) in any natural or formal language, as well as to derivations of this content or inclusion of it in other ontologies. Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. Plastic <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtificialMaterial</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a piece of some type of plastic. This collection includes plastics of all kinds: artificial, mostly polymeric, inedible, organic moldable hydrocarbons. Some common types are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi3kpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rayon</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi30pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nylon</a>, polyethylene, etc. plastic plastics Plastic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-plastic-noun-1 A collection of textile fibers made from cellulose and having a variety of uses ranging from clothing to automobile tires. rayon Rayon clear plastic ClearPlastic plastic that is transparent Nylon The collection of all nylon. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjZVpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Solid_StateOfMatter</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi30pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nylon</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViGSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TangibleStuffCompositionType</a> and an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rejmDbrF_QdeIENT1qpbYzQ" class="cyc_term">ArtifactTypeByGenericCategory</a>. nylon The collection of all solid plastics. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjPmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SolidTangibleArtifact</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4ry3DkiHS-EdaAAACgyZzFrg" class="cyc_term">Flexible</a>. solid plastic (SolidFn Plastic) Thermoplastic A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPljEJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">HeteroPolymer</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rO8-JbnZnQdeUHqss0CoCDw" class="cyc_term">Thermoplastic</a> is a plastic substance that softens when heated but returns to its original condition when cooled to room temperature. thermoplastic polypropylene Polypropylene is a carbon-chain polymer created from propylene. It is used to make fibers that go into common items such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjdz5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Upholstery</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjBDpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Carpet</a>s, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVixRZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rope</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjI0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Diaper</a>s and that are also used in medical aplications. It is also blow-molded into <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjtWpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlasticBottle</a>s for many household liquids, e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj1lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Shampoo</a>, contact lens solutions, etc. Polypropylene Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI Plastic <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtificialMaterial</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a piece of some type of plastic. This collection includes plastics of all kinds: artificial, mostly polymeric, inedible, organic moldable hydrocarbons. Some common types are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi3kpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rayon</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi30pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nylon</a>, polyethylene, etc. plastic Plastic <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtificialMaterial</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a piece of some type of plastic. This collection includes plastics of all kinds: artificial, mostly polymeric, inedible, organic moldable hydrocarbons. Some common types are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi3kpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rayon</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi30pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nylon</a>, polyethylene, etc. plastic Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString TangibleStuffCompositionType tangible stuff type A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVny6pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>. Instances are subcollections of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj27ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a> whose membership is based only on the physical and/or chemical composition of their instances. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViGSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TangibleStuffCompositionType</a> does not have as instances collections whose instances are determined _solely_ by the physical state they are in -- for that, see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvgDEAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TangibleStuffStateType</a>. However, many substances that chemically break down before melting (e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjc_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FattyTissue</a>) _are_ included in this collection, even though they exist solely in one physical state. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViGSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TangibleStuffCompositionType</a>, as instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a> are all pieces of substance with the chemical composition H20. On the other hand , the collection of all pieces of ice (i.e. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwPzX0JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SolidFn</a> <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjAHZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Water</a>)) is not a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViGSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TangibleStuffCompositionType</a>, because membership in that collection depends on the substance's composition _and_ on its physical state. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVikqZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TalcumPowder</a> is not an instance of this collection because a fused mass of the substance would no longer be powder, but would still be of the same <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViGSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TangibleStuffCompositionType</a>. Further instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViGSpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TangibleStuffCompositionType</a> are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi30pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nylon</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjxdpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GasolineFuel</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjc_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">FattyTissue</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj8apwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nitrogen</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViG-5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Glass</a>. An important specialization of this collection is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjNlZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ChemicalSubstanceType</a> -- those substance types defined solely by their chemical formulae. Plastic <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtificialMaterial</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> is a piece of some type of plastic. This collection includes plastics of all kinds: artificial, mostly polymeric, inedible, organic moldable hydrocarbons. Some common types are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi3kpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Rayon</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVi30pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Nylon</a>, polyethylene, etc. plastic ArtificialMaterial artificial material A collection of substances; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtificialMaterial</a> is a portion of artificial stuff that was intentionally made by some agent(s), such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj0lpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Plastic</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVioTZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SweetNLow</a>. Since <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtificialMaterial</a>s are intentionally produced, this class does not normally include materials which are merely <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjCXJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">byProducts</a> or <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjCGpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">wasteProducts</a> of an intentional process. However, what is a by-product at one time or in one context may be a useful material that would count as an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkCIpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtificialMaterial</a> in another. An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rHQdVmB_TEdaAAABQ2rksLw" class="cyc_term">SecondOrderCollection</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwO3H5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ArtifactType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rejmDbrF_QdeIENT1qpbYzQ" class="cyc_term">ArtifactTypeByGenericCategory</a> is a collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkH_ZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Artifact</a>s grouped together according to some feature(s) other than brand or model. kind of artifact not distinguished by brand or model ArtifactTypeByGenericCategory wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name common substances material topic CommonSubstances-Material-Topic