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polyethersulfone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
polyether-sul-fone
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of thermoplastic polymers that are known for their toughness and stability at high temperatures. They contain the subunit aryl-SO₂-aryl, the defining feature of which is the sulfone group.

Etymology

From poly- + ether + sulfone.

Inflected Forms

polyethersulfones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polysulfone

Questions

What does polyethersulfone mean?
Any of a family of thermoplastic polymers that are known for their toughness and stability at high temperatures. They contain the subunit aryl-SO₂-aryl, the defining feature of which is the sulfone group.
Where does polyethersulfone come from?
From poly- + ether + sulfone.

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