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Polyethylene vs Polyolefin - What's the difference?

polyethylene | polyolefin |

As nouns the difference between polyethylene and polyolefin

is that polyethylene is a polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc while polyolefin is a polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin.

polyethylene

English

(wikipedia polyethylene)

Noun

  • (organic compound) A polymer consisting of many ethylene monomers bonded together; used for kitchenware, containers etc.

    • Synonyms

    * polyethene (IUPAC name) * polythene (UK)

    Derived terms

    * polyethylene terephthalate * chlorinated polyethylene (CPE) * chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSPE)

    polyolefin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polyolefin) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A polymer (such as polyethylene) made by the polymerization of an olefin
  • (chemistry) A polyene