polyether

noun

poly·​ether

¦pälē+

: any of a group of polymers in which the repeating unit contains a carbon-oxygen bond derived especially from an aldehyde or an epoxide and which are used especially in the manufacture of plastic foams

Word History

Etymology

poly- + ether

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

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