polythene

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Etymology

Contraction of polyethylene.

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polythene (countable and uncountable, plural polythenes)

  1. (organic chemistry, chiefly British) A light thermoplastic used in packaging etc.; polyethylene.
    • 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 129:
      All that was needed [to make a hula hoop] was a bag of high-density polythene dust, a handful of two-inch wooden plugs, half a pound of wire staples, and the help of a man with an extrusion machine, which simply meant anyone who could make a length of plastic hose.

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