polyformaldehyde

noun

polyoxymethylene

Scrabble 34

Meanings

nounpolyformaldehyde (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistrypolyoxymethylene

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

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

From poly- + formaldehyde.

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