Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyethyleneoxide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyethyle-neox-ide
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of polyethylene glycol.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Examples include polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, cis-polyisoprene, polydimethylsiloxane, polyethyleneoxide and styrene-butadiene rubber."

Etymology

From poly- + ethyleneoxide.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: poly

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

poly(ethylene oxide) (alternative)

Synonyms

polyethylene glycol

Questions

What does polyethyleneoxide mean?: Synonym of polyethylene glycol.
Where does polyethyleneoxide come from?: From poly- + ethyleneoxide.

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