polyoxymethylene
noun
polyoxymethylene is spelled P-O-L-Y-O-X-Y-M-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, polyoxymethylene means “A polymer of formaldehyde having a repeat unit of -CH₂-O- ; it is used in engineering to make small gears etc” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of polyoxymethylene is polyoxymethylenes.
How many letters and syllables are in polyoxymethylene?
| Letters | 16: P-O-L-Y-O-X-Y-M-E-T-H-Y-L-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 polyoxymethylene?
Polyoxymethylene appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 polyoxymethylene
- polyoxymethylenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polyoxymethylene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A polymer of formaldehyde having a repeat unit of -CH₂-O- ; it is used in engineering to make small gears etc
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate polyoxymethylene?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of polyoxymethylene: POM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polyoxymethylene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | polyoxyméthylène |
| German | Polyoxymethylen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does polyoxymethylene come from?
From poly- + oxy- + methylene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).