octaethylene glycol

noun

A short-chain polyethylene glycol made of eight ethylene oxide units with a hydroxyl group at each end. It is a water-soluble, flexible polyether used mainly as an industrial intermediate, surfactant component, and chemical spacer in polymer and pharmaceutical chemistry.

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Meanings

nounoctaethylene glycol (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA short-chain polyethylene glycol made of eight ethylene oxide units with a hydroxyl group at each end. It is a water-soluble, flexible polyether used mainly as an industrial intermediate, surfactant component, and chemical spacer in polymer and pharmaceutical chemistry.

Origin

From octa + ethylene + glycol

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