Meanings
nounpolyethyleneimine (plural polyethyleneimines)
plural polyethyleneimines
- A polymer of ethyleneimine, often mixed with acrylamides.
Synonyms: PEI
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA polymer of ethyleneimine, often mixed with acrylamides.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEther
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanEthy
- Englishethyl
- Englisheth-
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishethylene
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishimine
- Englishethyleneimine
- Englishpolyethyleneimine
From poly- + ethyleneimine.
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APA
polyethyleneimine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyethyleneimine
MLA
“polyethyleneimine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyethyleneimine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyethyleneimine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyethyleneimine.
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