Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyethylene glycol

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: polyethylene g-ly-col
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of general formula [CH₂-CH₂-O]ₙ, used in detergents and as emulsifiers and plasticizers.

Inflected Forms

polyethylene glycols (plural)

Derived Forms

PEG PEGyl PEGylate PEGylated PEGylation

Phrases

monomethoxypolyethylene glycol diethylene glycol ethylene glycol triethylene glycol poly- -ene -ol

Frequently Paired Words

diethylene glycol ethylene ethylene glycol glycol polyethylene triethylene glycol poly- ethyl

Synonyms

PEG

Questions

What does polyethylene glycol mean?: Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of general formula [CH₂-CH₂-O]ₙ, used in detergents and as emulsifiers and plasticizers.

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