polyaniline

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noun

An electrically conducting polymer of aniline

OriginEnglish aniline ← German Anilin ← Portuguese anil →
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Meanings

nounpolyaniline (plural polyanilines)

plural polyanilines

  1. chemistryAn electrically conducting polymer of aniline

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Sanskritनील॑ (nī́la)
  6. Middle Persian𐭭𐭩𐭫 (nīl)
  7. Arabicنِيل (nīl)
  8. Portugueseanil
  9. GermanAnilin
  10. Englishaniline
  11. Englishpolyaniline

From poly- + aniline.

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APA

polyaniline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaniline

MLA

“polyaniline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaniline. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyaniline,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyaniline.

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