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polyethyleneglycol

polyethyleneglycol is the alternative form 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

Forms of polyethyleneglycol

pluralpolyethyleneglycols

Questions about polyethyleneglycol

What is polyethyleneglycol the alternative form of?
Polyethyleneglycol is the alternative form of polyethylene glycol.

Words near polyethyleneglycol in the dictionary

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

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