oligoethylene

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noun

Several ethylene groups in a molecule (typically in a row, but separated from each other by an atom such as oxygen)

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Meanings

nounoligoethylene (uncountable)
  1. especiallyin compoundsuncountablechemistrySeveral ethylene groups in a molecule (typically in a row, but separated from each other by an atom such as oxygen)
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