Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polypropylene

/pˌɑlˌipɹˈoʊpəlˌin/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: polypropy-lene
IPA: /pˌɑlˌipɹˈoʊpəlˌin/

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: ♷"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English propylene English polypropylene From poly- + propylene.

Usage

Inflected Forms

polypropylenes (plural)

Phrases

polypropylene glycol

Frequently Paired Words

polyethylene polyethene

Synonyms

PP polypropene ♷

Rhymes With

opaline

Questions

How do you pronounce polypropylene?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˌɑlˌipɹˈoʊpəlˌin/.
What does polypropylene mean?: A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials.
Where does polypropylene come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English propylene English polypropylene From poly- + propylene.

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