Meanings
nounethylene oxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe simplest epoxide; used as a sterilizing agent and in the production of ethylene glycol.
Synonyms: EtO
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe simplest epoxide; used as a sterilizing agent and in the production of ethylene glycol.
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Chinese Mandarin 環氧乙烷 /环氧乙烷
- 環氧乙烷 /环氧乙烷 (huányǎngyǐwán)simplest epoxide
Dutch etheenoxide
- etheenoxidesimplest epoxide
French oxyde d'éthylène, dihydroxyrène
- oxyde d'éthylènesimplest epoxide
- dihydroxyrènesimplest epoxide
- oxyde de diméthylènesimplest epoxide
- oxirannesimplest epoxide
German Ethylenoxid
- Ethylenoxidsimplest epoxide
Japanese エチレンオキシド
- エチレンオキシド (echirenokishido)simplest epoxide
Korean 산화 에틸렌
- 산화 에틸렌 (sanhwa etillen)simplest epoxide
Latvian etilēnoksīds
- etilēnoksīdssimplest epoxide
Persian اتیلن اکساید
- اتیلن اکسایدsimplest epoxide
Spanish óxido de etileno
- óxido de etilenosimplest epoxide
Swedish etenoxid
- etenoxidsimplest epoxide
Cite this entry
APA
ethylene oxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylene%20oxide
MLA
“ethylene oxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylene%20oxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ethylene oxide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ethylene%20oxide.
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