polyethylene

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See also: Polyethylene and polyéthylène

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Etymology

From poly- +‎ ethylene.

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polyethylene (countable and uncountable, plural polyethylenes)

  1. (organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.
    Synonyms: PE (initialism), polyethene (IUPAC name), polythene (alias)
    Hypernym: polyolefin
    Coordinate terms: polypropylene, polypropene
    • 2023 June 5, Yvonne Gordon, “Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during Ocean Race”, in The Guardian‎:
      The most abundant chemical in the plastics is polyethylene, which is used for single-use packaging, plastic bags and containers such as bottles.

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