polyethylene
English
noun
Definitions
- (organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.
Etymology
Prefix from English ethylene (affix).
Origin
English
ethylene
Gloss
affix
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bromotrifluoroethylene English
- chloroethylene English
- chlorotrifluoroethylene English
- cocaethylene English
- diethylene English
- ethyl English
- ethylene English
- ethylenediamine English
- ethyleneimine English
- ethylenic English
- fluoroethylene English
- haloethylene English
- hexylene English
- iodoethylene English
- monoethylene glycol English
- nonethylene English
- oxyethylene English
- pentaethylenehexamine English
- polyethylene terephthalate English
- polyethylenic English
- polyoxyethylene English
- terephthalate English
- tetraacetylethylenediamine English
- tetrabromoethylene English
- tetrachloroethylene English
- tetrylene English
- trichloroethylene English
- triethylene English
- triphenylethylene English
- エチレン Japanese
- ethyl
- ethylene
- hexylene
- ethylenic
- tetrylene
- diethylene
- triethylene
- nonethylene
- oxyethylene
- iodoethylene
- haloethylene
- cocaethylene
- polyethylenic
- ethyleneimine
- terephthalate
- chloroethylene
- fluoroethylene
- ethylenediamine
- polyoxyethylene
- triphenylethylene
- trichloroethylene
- tetrabromoethylene
- monoethylene glycol
- tetrachloroethylene
- pentaethylenehexamine
- bromotrifluoroethylene
- chlorotrifluoroethylene
- polyethylene terephthalate
- tetraacetylethylenediamine