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polyethylene glycols

polyethylene glycols is the plural of polyethylene glycol.

Meaning of polyethylene glycol

Noun

polyethylene glycol (plural polyethylene glycols)

  1. Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of general formula [CH₂-CH₂-O]ₙ, used in detergents and as emulsifiers and plasticizers.
    Synonyms:
    PEG

Questions about polyethylene glycols

What is polyethylene glycols the plural of?
Polyethylene glycols is the plural of polyethylene glycol.

Words near polyethylene glycols in the dictionary

  1. polyethoxylates
  2. polyethoxylation
  3. polyethoxylations
  4. polyethylene
  5. polyethylene glycol
  6. polyethylene glycols
  7. polyethylene terephthalate
  8. polyethyleneglycol
  9. polyethyleneglycols
  10. polyethyleneimine
  11. polyethyleneimines

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