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"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polietilēns"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"word": "polietilenas"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"word": "polietilena"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"word": "poritene"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "polyeten"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "polyetylen"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polietylen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polietileno"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polietilenă"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "polietilén",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "полиэтиле́н"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polyetylén"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polietileno"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "polyeten"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "polyetylen"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"word": "polietilen"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polietylen",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "поліетилен"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "polyethylene",
"word": "polyetylen"
}
],
"word": "polyethylene"
}
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