polyoxymethylene

See also: polyoxyméthylène

English

Etymology

From poly- +‎ oxy- +‎ methylene.

Noun

polyoxymethylene (countable and uncountable, plural polyoxymethylenes)

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

Synonyms

• polyacetal
• polyformaldehyde

Translations

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