polyoxyethylene
noun
polyoxyethylene is spelled P-O-L-Y-O-X-Y-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyoxyethylene means “any polymer of ethylene glycol having a general formula HO-(CH₂CH₂O)ₙ-H; they are used in the manufacture of emulsifiers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyoxyethylene is polyoxyethylenes.
How many letters and syllables are in polyoxyethylene?
| Letters | 15: P-O-L-Y-O-X-Y-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polyoxyethylene?
Polyoxyethylene appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of polyoxyethylene
- polyoxyethylenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyoxyethylene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
any polymer of ethylene glycol having a general formula HO-(CH₂CH₂O)ₙ-H; they are used in the manufacture of emulsifiers
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does polyoxyethylene come from?
From poly- + oxy- + ethylene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).