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      polypropylene
      noun
      a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material
      Roots
      polyspoly- · Greek · manypionprop- · Greek · fat (via propionic)hyleyl- · Greek · matter, substanceene-ene · Greek · unsaturated hydrocarbon suffix
      Words related to polypropylene
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      The word polypropylene breaks down into 4 roots of Greek origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); prop, from Greek pion (“fat (via propionic)”); yl, from Greek hyle (“matter, substance”); and -ene, from Greek ene (“unsaturated hydrocarbon suffix”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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