Polyethylene

Quick meaning: Polyethylene is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.

Meaning

(organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.

Example Sentences

The most abundant chemical in the plastics is polyethylene, which is used for single-use packaging, plastic bags and containers such as bottles.

For eons, the debris has contained the same things — flecks from plant and animal carcasses, feces, mucus, dust, microbes, viruses — and transported the ocean’s carbon to be stored on the seafloor. Increasingly, however, marine snowfall is being infiltrated by microplastics: fibers and fragments of polyamide, polyethylene and polyethylene terephthalate. And this fauxfall appears to be altering our planet’s ancient cooling process.

Word Forms

• polyethylenes

Synonyms for polyethylene

Depending on context, synonyms include PE, polythene.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include polythene, polyvinyl, polyethene, glycol, poly, pet.

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