polythenen.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlᵻθiːn/, U.S.

/ˈpɑləˌθin/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: polyethylene n.

Etymology: Shortened < polyethylene n. Compare later polyethene n.

Chiefly British.

A tough, light, translucent thermoplastic material which is a polymer of ethene (ethylene) and is used esp. for moulded and extruded articles, as film for bags and other packaging, and as a coating. Frequently attributive and in parasynthetic compounds. Cf. polyethylene n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > resins and plastics > [noun] > thermoplastic resins > polythene

polyethylene1939

polythene1939

poly1964

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > specific thermoplastic materials

Rhodoid1918

polyphenylene oxide1921

picein1926

Parafilm1934

nylon1938

polyethylene1939

polythene1939

Saran1940

alkathene1941

polyethylene terephthalate1946

Visqueen1948

Lexan1956

1939 Plastics 3 231/2 Polythene, the new polymerized ethylenic resin.

1943 Brit. Plastics 15 417 Polythene is a general term for a range of solid polymers of ethylene, first discovered and prepared in I.C.I. Research Laboratories by subjecting ethylene to extremely high pressures under carefully controlled conditions.

1951 Festival of Brit.: Catal. Exhibits: South Bank Exhib. (H.M.S.O.) 109/1 Polythene ice cube mould.

1958 Economist 29 Mar. 1138/1 Sealed polythene bags offering protection and convenience in handling, have become commonplace for many small consumer products which used to be sold unpackaged.

1959 Spectator 25 Sept. 409/1 Polythene-wrapped food may be staler than it looks.

1973 R. Fiennes Headless Valley vii. 129 We camped above the river beneath a thin sheet of polythene and slept.

1986 F. Guillou & C. Gray in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) v. ii. 709 A variant is a polythene-insulated core or cores covered with a PVC sheath.

1991 B. Okri Famished Road i. iv. 17 He had snatched up my loaf of bread and was eating it, polythene wrapping and all.

2000 P. Pullman Amber Spyglass (2001) xix. 267 A mazy clutter of shacks and shanties had been put together out of lengths of roofing timber,..torn sheets of polythene, scraps of plywood.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polythene
释义	polythenen. Brit. /ˈpɒlᵻθiːn/, U.S. /ˈpɑləˌθin/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: polyethylene n. Etymology: Shortened < polyethylene n. Compare later polyethene n. Chiefly British. A tough, light, translucent thermoplastic material which is a polymer of ethene (ethylene) and is used esp. for moulded and extruded articles, as film for bags and other packaging, and as a coating. Frequently attributive and in parasynthetic compounds. Cf. polyethylene n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > polymer chemistry > resins and plastics > [noun] > thermoplastic resins > polythene polyethylene1939 polythene1939 poly1964 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > synthetic resins and plastics > [noun] > plastic > capable of hardening after heating or (re)shaping > specific thermoplastic materials Rhodoid1918 polyphenylene oxide1921 picein1926 Parafilm1934 nylon1938 polyethylene1939 polythene1939 Saran1940 alkathene1941 polyethylene terephthalate1946 Visqueen1948 Lexan1956 1939 Plastics 3 231/2 Polythene, the new polymerized ethylenic resin. 1943 Brit. Plastics 15 417 Polythene is a general term for a range of solid polymers of ethylene, first discovered and prepared in I.C.I. Research Laboratories by subjecting ethylene to extremely high pressures under carefully controlled conditions. 1951 Festival of Brit.: Catal. Exhibits: South Bank Exhib. (H.M.S.O.) 109/1 Polythene ice cube mould. 1958 Economist 29 Mar. 1138/1 Sealed polythene bags offering protection and convenience in handling, have become commonplace for many small consumer products which used to be sold unpackaged. 1959 Spectator 25 Sept. 409/1 Polythene-wrapped food may be staler than it looks. 1973 R. Fiennes Headless Valley vii. 129 We camped above the river beneath a thin sheet of polythene and slept. 1986 F. Guillou & C. Gray in A. Limon et al. Home Owner Man. (ed. 2) v. ii. 709 A variant is a polythene-insulated core or cores covered with a PVC sheath. 1991 B. Okri Famished Road i. iv. 17 He had snatched up my loaf of bread and was eating it, polythene wrapping and all. 2000 P. Pullman Amber Spyglass (2001) xix. 267 A mazy clutter of shacks and shanties had been put together out of lengths of roofing timber,..torn sheets of polythene, scraps of plywood. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1939
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