polyethylene
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- noun
- /ˌpɒliˈɛθɪliːn/
- Specialized
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polietileno
- Polyethylene is commonly used to make plastic bags because it is lightweight and flexible.
- polyethylene stent
- polyethylene foam
- high-density polyethylene
That's actually what PEX stands for, polyethylene cross-linked.
- That's actually what PEX stands for, polyethylene cross-linked.
- So here we have a milk bottle, and this is made out of a plastic called polyethylene.
Examples
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You don't get the bottles right away, but you get the polyethylene, which you then cast or mold or blow mold into bottles, milk cartoons or whatever.
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Two small polyethylene drains were inserted adjacent to the concha and the scapha, respectively.
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BP Chemical is involved in the production and management of a polyethylene plant.
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So I'm just going to call this PE polyethylene for short.
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Okay, so it's hard to imagine a single sheet of polyethylene keeping a big polytunnel warm during the cold months.
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The cooperatives will try to raise the recycling rate of used polyethylene films to 100 percent this year.
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There are bags on the market that are sold as compostable, but contain polyethylene as well as starch.
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For this project, 36-inch minimum outside diameter high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe material was selected.
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Made of porous high-density polyethylene, the mufflers are mechanically strong and shatterproof.
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When these bags are produced, the converter combines polyethylene pellets with starch and/or additives.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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A light material people make and use for bottles and bags
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A soft, light plastic used for bags and packaging
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A plastic material that becomes soft when heated and hard when cooled
A man-made material that becomes soft when heated and hard when cooled so it can be reshaped many times
How Durable
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- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Polyethylene starts with poly- meaning 'many', like in polygon, and ends with ethylene, the name for the small chemical 'part' used in plastics. So polyethylene means 'many ethylene parts', which helps you remember it is a plastic made of long chains of the same parts, giving it lightness, flexibility, and strength.