Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethyleneoxide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ethyle-neox-ide
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colorless gas (at room temperature), C₂H₄O, used as a chemical intermediate and in the sterilization of medical equipment and supplies.

Example Sentences

"It is found that the clouding process is closely related to the conformational equilibrium of the ethyleneoxide chains, and that this equilibrium depends on the properties of the free ethyleneoxide chain, the solvation of the chain, but also to a large extent on the effect that the ethyleneoxide chain has on the effective water-water interaction."
"From ethyleneoxides or ethyleneimines carrying an acyl substituent, with hydrazine and its derivatives (Ch. 3. XV)."

Etymology

From ethylene + oxide.

Inflected Forms

ethyleneoxides (plural)

Derived Forms

polyethyleneoxide

Questions

What does ethyleneoxide mean?: A colorless gas (at room temperature), C₂H₄O, used as a chemical intermediate and in the sterilization of medical equipment and supplies.
Where does ethyleneoxide come from?: From ethylene + oxide.

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