Ethoxylate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ethoxylate is a verb meaning (organic chemistry) To react with ethylene oxide.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) To react with ethylene oxide.
More Meanings
- (organic chemistry) The product of such a reaction.
Example Sentences
The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market.
Make sure you don’t use detergents with phosphates or nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, but that information is rarely available on the labels.
Word Forms
- ethoxylates
- ethoxylating
- ethoxylated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include demethoxylate, ethylate, glyoxylate, epoxygenate, epoxidize, methoxylate.
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