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polyethene

polyethene noun: synonym of polyethylene.

Noun

polyethene (uncountable)

  1. (official IUPAC name) Synonym of polyethylene.
    Synonyms:
    polyethylene

Synonyms of polyethene

Origin of polyethene

From poly- + ethene.

Questions about polyethene

What does polyethene mean?
Polyethene means synonym of polyethylene.
What part of speech is polyethene?
Polyethene is a noun.

Words near polyethene in the dictionary

  1. polyesters
  2. polyesterurethane
  3. polyesterurethanes
  4. polyestradiol phosphate
  5. polyestrous
  6. polyethene
  7. polyether
  8. polyether ether ketone
  9. polyethercarbonate
  10. polyethercarbonates
  11. polyetherether

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