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polyolefin definition

poly·olefin (päl′ē ō′lə fin)

noun

any of a group of thermoplastic polymers, as polyethlylene or polypropylene, made from any simple alkene

Etymology: poly- + olefin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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