POLYOLEFIN Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word polyolefin. (close relations)
Definition of POLYOLEFIN
Best Alternative Words for POLYOLEFIN
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| ethylene | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic | ||||||||
| olefin | nounn | |||||||
noun • any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon | ||||||||
| plastic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives • a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has sufficient means of payment and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered adjective satellite • capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) • capable of being influenced or formed • forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning | ||||||||
| polymer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers | ||||||||
| propylene | nounn | |||||||
noun • a flammable gas obtained by cracking petroleum; used in organic synthesis | ||||||||
| resin | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules | ||||||||
| thermoplastic | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • having the property of softening or fusing when heated and of hardening and becoming rigid again when cooled noun • a material that softens when heated and hardens again when cooled | ||||||||
