polydiacetylene

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noun

Any of several electrically conducting polymers made from the polymerization of substituted diacetylenes.

OriginEnglish diacetylene ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

nounpolydiacetylene (plural polydiacetylenes)

plural polydiacetylenes

  1. chemistryAny of several electrically conducting polymers made from the polymerization of substituted diacetylenes.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishdiacetylene
  6. Englishpolydiacetylene

From poly- + diacetylene.

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