OPE

See also: ope

English

Noun

OPE (plural OPEs)

1. (organic chemistry) Initialism of octylphenol ethoxylate.
   • 2008, Uri Zoller, Paul Sosis, editors, Handbook of Detergents, Part F: Production (Surfactant Science Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66:

     The remaining 20% of the market consists of octylphenol ethoxylates (OPE) and other lesser-known alkylphenols.