polythenenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpɒl.ɪ.θiːn/us/ˈpɑː.lɪ.θiːn/mainly UK US usually polyethylenea light, usually thin, soft plastic, often used for making bags or for keeping things dry or fresh:
a polythene bag
They covered the broken windows with sheets of polythene.
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Plastics & rubber
- Bakelite
- Bubble Wrap
- Cellophane
- celluloid
- cling film
- foam rubber
- Formica
- injection moulding
- latex
- Lucite
- polyethylene
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polyurethane
- polyvinyl chloride
- Styrofoam
- Teflon
- thermoplastic
- thermosetting
- vinyl
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