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polythene

Polythene vs Polytene - What's the difference?

polythene | polytene |


As nouns the difference between polythene and polytene

is that polythene is (organic compound|chiefly|british) a light thermoplastic used in packaging etc; polyethylene while polytene is (molecular biology) a very large chromosome with many strands; a chromosome exhibiting polyteny.

As an adjective polytene is

(molecular biology) having very large chromosomes with many strands.

Polythene vs Polyphene - What's the difference?

polythene | polyphene |


As nouns the difference between polythene and polyphene

is that polythene is (organic compound|chiefly|british) a light thermoplastic used in packaging etc; polyethylene while polyphene is (organic chemistry) any aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of fused benzene rings.

Polythene vs Plastic - What's the difference?

polythene | plastic |


As nouns the difference between polythene and plastic

is that polythene is (organic compound|chiefly|british) a light thermoplastic used in packaging etc; polyethylene while plastic is plastic.

As an adjective plastic is

plastic.

Taxonomy vs Polythene - What's the difference?

taxonomy | polythene |


As nouns the difference between taxonomy and polythene

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while polythene is (organic compound|chiefly|british) a light thermoplastic used in packaging etc; polyethylene.

Polythene vs Polister - What's the difference?

polythene | polister |

Polister is likely misspelled.


Polister has no English definition.

As a noun polythene

is a light thermoplastic used in packaging etc.; polyethylene.

Polythene vs Polystyrene - What's the difference?

polythene | polystyrene |


As nouns the difference between polythene and polystyrene

is that polythene is (organic compound|chiefly|british) a light thermoplastic used in packaging etc; polyethylene while polystyrene is polystyrene.

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