🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

폴리프로필렌

Pronunciation / Transliteration: polli-peu-ro-pil-len

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
polypropylene/ˌpɒliˈprəʊpɪliːn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"폴리프로필렌은 내열성이 좋은 플라스틱입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A tough, lightweight synthetic resin made by polymerizing propylene, widely used for textiles, containers, ropes, and molded products.

    "The packaging is made from recyclable polypropylene."

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in English as a combination of 'poly-' (many, polymer) and 'propylene' (the alkene from which it is derived), referencing the addition polymer of propene.

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