polyolefin

See also: Polyolefin

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

English olefin

English polyolefin

From poly- + olefin.

Noun

polyolefin (plural polyolefins)

1. (chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin.

   Hyponyms: polyethylene, polypropylene; polyisobutylene, polymethylpentene

   Coordinate term: polyester