polyoxymethylene

See also: polyoxyméthylène

English

Etymology

poly- +‎ oxy- +‎ methylene

Noun

polyoxymethylene (countable and uncountable, plural polyoxymethylenes)

(chemistry) A polymer of formaldehyde having a repeat unit of -CH₂-O- ; it is used in engineering to make small gears etc

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Translations

French: polyoxyméthylène m
German: Polyoxymethylen n
Greek: πολυοξυμεθυλένιο (el) n (polyoxymethylénio)
Japanese: ポリオキシメチレン
Romanian: polioximetilenă (ro) f

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