polyphenylene

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús
Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.
English poly-
English phenylene
English polyphenylene

    From poly- + phenylene.

    Noun

    polyphenylene (plural polyphenylenes)

    1. (chemistry) Any of several polymers in which the repeat unit is a phenylene radical; but especially a polyphenylene oxide

    Derived terms

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