How do you use Polyether in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Polyether meaning
a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom
Using Polyether
- The main meaning on this page is: a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom
- In the example corpus, polyether often appears in combinations such as: polyether polyols.
Context around Polyether
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Polyether
- In this selection, "polyether" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, polyols and generally stand out and add context to how "polyether" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include can be polyether polyols which and polyether generally refers. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "polyether" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with polyether
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Polyether generally refers to polymers which contain the ether functional group in their main chain. (15 words)
Polyether polyols were cheaper, easier to handle and more water-resistant than polyester polyols, and became more popular. (18 words)
Polyester polyols are usually more expensive and more viscous than polyether polyols, but they make polyurethanes with better solvent, abrasion, and cut resistance. (23 words)
Polyols Polyols can be polyether polyols, which are made by the reaction of epoxides with an active hydrogen containing compounds Polyester polyols are made by the polycondensation of multifunctional carboxylic acids and polyhydroxyl compounds. (34 words)
Polyether polyols are mostly made by co-polymerizing ethylene oxide and propylene oxide with a suitable polyol precursor. citation Polyester polyols are made similarly to polyester polymers. (27 words)
Polyester polyols are usually more expensive and more viscous than polyether polyols, but they make polyurethanes with better solvent, abrasion, and cut resistance. (23 words)
Example sentences (5)
Polyester polyols are usually more expensive and more viscous than polyether polyols, but they make polyurethanes with better solvent, abrasion, and cut resistance.
Polyether generally refers to polymers which contain the ether functional group in their main chain.
Polyether polyols are mostly made by co-polymerizing ethylene oxide and propylene oxide with a suitable polyol precursor. citation Polyester polyols are made similarly to polyester polymers.
Polyether polyols were cheaper, easier to handle and more water-resistant than polyester polyols, and became more popular.
Polyols Polyols can be polyether polyols, which are made by the reaction of epoxides with an active hydrogen containing compounds Polyester polyols are made by the polycondensation of multifunctional carboxylic acids and polyhydroxyl compounds.
Common combinations with polyether
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: