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polyethylene glycol
(poly|ethyl¦ene gly¦col)
noun
[
mass noun
]
a synthetic resin made by polymerizing ethylene glycol, in particular any of a series of water-soluble oligomers and polymers used chiefly as solvents or waxes.
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