How to Use polyethylene glycol in a Sentence

polyethylene glycol

noun

• Once the polyethylene glycol has settled, the canoe will be removed from the tank and then freeze-dried.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2021
• But the best addition turned out to be polyethylene glycol that had, in a sense, expired.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2020
• That’s 35 times more than the next best option: a surface treated with polyethylene glycol (PEG).
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2012
• From there, a chemical, polyethylene glycol, will slowly be added to the tank to help aid in preservation.
  — Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2021
• In order to preserve wood from these wrecks, they must be submerged for months, or even years, in massive pools of polyethylene glycol, Mondelli says.
  — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2020
• Preservationists must have a batch of chemicals on hand, often polyethylene glycol, to help keep wood from turning to dust when exposed to the oxygen.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 13 Feb. 2023
• None of the allergy tests Charlot has done for polyethylene glycol or polysorbate 80 has come back positive.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2021
• The most common polymers included in the recipes, the team observed, were guar, a common food additive, and a lubricant called polyethylene glycol.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2020
• But that is a pretty short list, and might include ingredients such as polyethylene glycol.
  — Maggie Fox, CNN, 18 Dec. 2020
• Preservationists have a batch of chemicals on hand, often polyethylene glycol, to help keep the wood intact.
  — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 27 Oct. 2022
• Langer and others made additional improvements over the years, including adding polyethylene glycol to the surface of particles, which enabled them to survive in the body for longer.
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2020
• Other components, like the polyethylene glycol (PEG), are not.
  — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2020
• Medium chain triglycerides are sold in oil form as a dietary supplement, and polyethylene glycol is the active ingredient in over-the-counter laxatives.
  — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2019
• Probably the most important ingredient is polyethylene glycol or PEG, which is not a weird or new compound.
  — Marina Starleaf Riker, ExpressNews.com, 29 Dec. 2020
• Pieces ready for storage are impregnated with polyethylene glycol or melamine resin to prevent cracking.
  — Jennifer Hattam, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2015
• Over-the-counter treatments like magnesium and polyethylene glycol (MiraLAX) are also a standard treament.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Aug. 2023
• And Alternative Therapies Group, which runs a pot store in Salem, uses a similar chemical, polyethylene glycol, in some of its vapes.
  — Naomi Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2019
• Before the cells would absorb the dots, researchers had to coat the quantum dots in polyethylene glycol---a polymer often used to make medications easier to administer and absorb.
  — Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 26 Dec. 2012
• That inquiry has centered on one of the official ingredients, polyethylene glycol, which is very rarely an allergen.
  — Michael Segal, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2020
• While the research is still in its infancy, multiple studies have shown that polyethylene glycol breaks down into carcinogens when vaped at high temperatures.
  — Elizabeth Hernandez, The Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2019
• Researchers try to preserve the wood’s structure temporarily by coating the pieces with polyethylene glycol or literally zapping it with a giant freeze dryer, but that doesn’t last forever.
  — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2020
• Such allergies are possible — a small number of people are allergic to polyethylene glycol, which is in the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines — but extremely rare.
  — New York Times, 8 Nov. 2021
• Early on, investigators focused on the additive polyethylene glycol, which is present in both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and better known as the main ingredient in the over-the-counter laxative Miralax.
  — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 14 May 2021
• Health officials have speculated that one suspect for the bad reactions is polyethylene glycol, a chemical widely used in medicines, cosmetics and other household products, and is part of the vaccine.
  — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2020
• But even commercial liquids contain ingredients such as polyethylene glycol that Picciotto said don’t belong in the lungs.
  — Sarah Allen, Science | AAAS, 16 Feb. 2020
• After that, water that saturated the wood will be replaced with a treatment of polyethylene glycol, to prevent further degradation, according to Skibo.
  — Noah Sheidlower and Justin Lear, CNN, 5 Nov. 2021
• To preserve timbers from shipwrecks, conservators have to slowly replace the water with preservatives, like polyethylene glycol (PEG).
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 28 May 2020
• The Chinese scientists added polyethylene glycol into the reactant mix when building their COF compound, which effectively bridged the porous spaces to create a version that was much more compact and flexible.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 July 2019
• People who have had allergic reactions to either of two ingredients — polyethylene glycol or polysorbate — are also being warned not to receive a vaccine.
  — New York Times, 27 Jan. 2021
• Several studies have shown that polyethylene glycol, which is used as a filler in many everyday commercial products, can produce an allergic reactions.
  — Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 1 Jan. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024