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octaethylene glycol

octaethylene glycol noun: a short-chain polyethylene glycol made of eight ethylene oxide units with a hydroxyl group at each end. It is a water-soluble, flexible polyether used mainly as an industrial intermediate, surfactant component, and chemical spacer in polymer and pharmaceutical chemistry.

Noun

octaethylene glycol (uncountable)

  1. A short-chain polyethylene glycol made of eight ethylene oxide units with a hydroxyl group at each end. It is a water-soluble, flexible polyether used mainly as an industrial intermediate, surfactant component, and chemical spacer in polymer and pharmaceutical chemistry.

Origin of octaethylene glycol

From octa + ethylene + glycol

Questions about octaethylene glycol

What does octaethylene glycol mean?
Octaethylene glycol means a short-chain polyethylene glycol made of eight ethylene oxide units with a hydroxyl group at each end. It is a water-soluble, flexible polyether used mainly as an industrial intermediate, surfactant component, and chemical spacer in polymer and pharmaceutical chemistry.
What part of speech is octaethylene glycol?
Octaethylene glycol is a noun.

Words near octaethylene glycol in the dictionary

  1. octaedron
  2. octaeteric
  3. octaeterides
  4. octaeteris
  5. octaethyl
  6. octaethylene glycol
  7. octaethyleneglycol
  8. octaethylporphyrin
  9. octaethylporphyrins
  10. octafinal
  11. octafluoride

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