Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyoxyethylene

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: poly-oxyethy-lene
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any polymer of ethylene glycol having a general formula HO-(CH₂CH₂O)ₙ-H; they are used in the manufacture of emulsifiers

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English ethylene English polyoxyethylene From poly- + oxy- + ethylene.

Inflected Forms

polyoxyethylenes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polysorbate

Questions

What does polyoxyethylene mean?: any polymer of ethylene glycol having a general formula HO-(CH₂CH₂O)ₙ-H; they are used in the manufacture of emulsifiers
Where does polyoxyethylene come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- English ethylene English polyoxyethylene From poly- + oxy- + ethylene.

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