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co·ex·trud·ed | \ ˌkō-ik-ˈstrü-dəd 
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Definition of coextruded
: produced by simultaneous extrusion of multiple layers
The carbonated beverage container is a can within a can; the 7-layer coextruded package consists of a lightweight fluted plastic shell inside a smooth plastic outer container. — Predicasts Technology Update, 30 Apr. 1983 co–extruded plastic cans
Other Words from coextruded
coextrude \ ˌkō-ik-ˈstrüd \ or co-extrude transitive verb coextruded or co-extruded; coextruding or co-extruding; coextrudes or co-extrudes
\ or co-extrude transitive verb coextruded or co-extruded; coextruding or co-extruding; coextrudes or co-extrudes
The product, made in Mount Vernon, Ind., is coextruded into two layers—one clear, one colored—to simulate automotive paint. — Alexander H. Tullo, Chemical & Engineering News, 20 May 2002
The company designed the pen to be light, very durable, easy to clean, modular and completely free-standing. Hampel coextrudes a polyethylene sheet, which gives the pen walls the required rigidity. — Bill Bregar, Plastics News, 30 Sept. 2013
coextrusion \ ˌkō-ik-ˈstrü-zhən \ or co-extrusion noun, plural coextrusions or co-extrusions
\ or co-extrusion noun, plural coextrusions or co-extrusions
Another breakthrough in packaging results from a process called “barrier coextrusion,” in which plastics with different properties are layered into a single sheet. — James R. Chiles, Smithsonian, November 1985
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