\▐rēm\ n [ME reme, fr. MF raime, fr. Arabic rizmah, literally, bundle] (14c) (1) Layers of inhomogeneous material parallel to the surface in a transparent or translucent plastic article. (2) A quantity of paper, 472–500 sheets, depending on the type of paper.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Ream. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_9801
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