polyethylene
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editpolyethylene (countable and uncountable, plural polyethylenes)
- (organic chemistry) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.
- Synonyms: PE (initialism), polyethene (IUPAC name), polythene (alias)
- Hypernym: polyolefin
- Coordinate terms: polypropylene, polypropene
- 2023 June 5, Yvonne Gordon, “Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during Ocean Race”, in The Guardian[1]:
- The most abundant chemical in the plastics is polyethylene, which is used for single-use packaging, plastic bags and containers such as bottles.
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