polypropylene

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Etymology

From poly- +‎ propylene.

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Noun

polypropylene (countable and uncountable, plural polypropylenes)

  1. A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials.
    Synonyms: PP (initialism), polypropene
    Hypernym: polyolefin
    Coordinate terms: polyethylene, polyethene
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