ethoxylate

present singular third person ethoxylates · participle present ethoxylating · participle past ethoxylated · past ethoxylated

1. chemistryTo react with ethylene oxide

plural ethoxylates

1. chemistryThe product of such a reaction.

   The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market.

   2008, Uri Zoller, Paul Sosis, editors, Handbook of Detergents, Part F: Production (Surfactant Science Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66

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   Make sure you don’t use detergents with phosphates or nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, but that information is rarely available on the labels.

   2009 February 26, Julie Scelfo, “When It Comes to Detergents, What’s the Least Irresponsible Choice?”, in The New York Times