Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyether

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: polyether
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English polyether From poly- + ether.

Inflected Forms

polyethers (plural)

Derived Forms

PE perfluoropolyether polyetherimide

Phrases

ladder polyether polycarbonate-polyether polyether block amide polyether ether ketone

Synonyms

PE

Rhymes With

ether sheather

Questions

What does polyether mean?: a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom
Where does polyether come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērder. English ether English polyether From poly- + ether.

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