"polypropylene" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-polypropylene.wav [US] Forms: polypropylenes [plural]
Etymology: poly- + propylene Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|propylene}} poly- + propylene Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} polypropylene (countable and uncountable, plural polypropylenes)
  1. A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials. Also known as polypropene. Wikipedia link: polypropylene Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: polypropene, PP Derived forms: polypropylene glycol Related terms: Translations (resin): polipropilè [masculine] (Catalan), 聚丙烯 (jùbǐngxī) (Chinese Mandarin), polypropylen [masculine] (Czech), polüpropeen (Estonian), polypropeeni (Finnish), polypropylène [masculine] (French), Polypropylen [neuter] (German), πολυπροπυλένιο (polypropylénio) [neuter] (Greek), polipropilene [masculine] (Italian), ポリプロピレン (poripuropiren) (Japanese), 폴리프로필렌 (pollipeuropillen) (Korean), polipropylen [masculine] (Polish), полипропиле́н (polipropilén) [masculine] (Russian), polypropylen (Swedish), polipropilen (Vietnamese)

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