polyethyleneoxide

noun

Synonym of polyethylene glycol.

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polyethylene glycol
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Meanings

nounpolyethyleneoxide (uncountable)

alternative poly(ethylene oxide)

  1. uncountableSynonym of polyethylene glycol.

    Examples include polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, cis-polyisoprene, polydimethylsiloxane, polyethyleneoxide and styrene-butadiene rubber.

    2016, Carsten Svaneborg, Hossein Ali Karimi-Varzaneh, Nils Hojdis, Frank Fleck, Ralf Everaers, “Kremer-Grest models for universal properties of specific common polymer species”, in arXiv

    Synonyms: polyethylene glycol

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of polyethylene glycol.

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polyethylene glycol

Origin

From poly- + ethyleneoxide.

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