Etymology

polysulfone

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Today it means: Any of a several classes of thermoplastic polymers whose repeat units contain a sulfone Full definition →

English sulfone ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishsulfone
  6. English todaypolysulfone

From poly- + sulfone.

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