polyolefin

[pol-ee-oh-luh-fin]

pol·y·o·le·fin

[pol-ee-oh-luh-fin]
noun Chemistry.
any of a group of thermoplastic, stiff, light, and hard polymers obtained from the polymerization of simple olefins like propylene, used for injection molding, mostly in the automotive and appliance industries.

Origin:
poly- + olefin
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To polyolefin

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Polyolefin is always a great word to know.
So is reagent. Does it mean:
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis
any of the electronegative elements, fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine, and astatine, that form binary salts by direct union with metals
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia

polyolefin

any of a class of organic substances prepared by the addition polymerization of olefins (hydrocarbons containing one double bond per molecule), especially ethylene and propylene.

Learn more about polyolefin with a free trial on Britannica.com.

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT