ethoxylate

See also: Ethoxylate

English

Etymology

From ethoxyl +‎ -ate.

Verb

ethoxylate (third-person singular simple present ethoxylates, present participle ethoxylating, simple past and past participle ethoxylated)

  1. (organic chemistry) To react with ethylene oxide

Noun

ethoxylate (plural ethoxylates)

  1. (organic chemistry) The product of such a reaction.
    • 2008, Uri Zoller, Paul Sosis, editors, Handbook of Detergents, Part F: Production (Surfactant Science Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66:
      The most important and commonly used APEs are nonylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs), which account for 80% of the APE market.
    • 2009 February 26, Julie Scelfo, “When It Comes to Detergents, What’s the Least Irresponsible Choice?”, in The New York Times‎[1]:
      Make sure you don’t use detergents with phosphates or nonylphenol ethoxylate surfactants, but that information is rarely available on the labels.

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