polyphosphazene

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noun

an inorganic polymer in which the repeating group is a phosphazene; the general formula is [-N=P(X)₂-]ₙ

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

nounpolyphosphazene (plural polyphosphazenes)

plural polyphosphazenes

  1. chemistryan inorganic polymer in which the repeating group is a phosphazene; the general formula is [-N=P(X)₂-]ₙ

Origin

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

From poly- + phosphazene.

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