Definition of Polyolefin

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

2. Noun. (chemistry) A polyene ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Polyolefin

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Polyolefin

polynyas
polynyi
polynym
polynymous
polynyms
polyocracy
polyoctenamer
polyoctenamers
polyodic
polyodont
polyodontia
polyoestrous
polyoicous
polyol
polyol pathway
polyolefin (current term)
polyolefine
polyolefines
polyolefins
polyols
polyoma
polyoma virus
polyomas
polyomavirus
polyomavirus hominis 1
polyomavirus hominis 2
polyomavirus macacae
polyomaviruses
polyomino
polyominoes

Literary usage of Polyolefin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations 21 Food and Drugs: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as by U.s. Gpo (2005)
"As antistatic agents at levels not to exceed 0.1 percent by weight of polyolefin films that comply with §177.1520 of this chapter: Provided, ..."

2. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of ChangeTechnology (1994)
"polyolefin line floats and thus reduces the in-water weight of the umbilical ... Some divers use hollow- core polyolefin line, with the communications line ..."

3. Proceedings of the Second Temperate Rice Conference by B Hardy, J E Hill (2002)
"... of no-tillage transplanting cultivation with polyolefin-coated fertilizer ... Even though they are somewhat expensive, however, polyolefin-coated ..."

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