polietileno

Portuguese

Etymology

From poli- +‎ etileno.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li.e.t͡ʃiˈlẽ.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li.e.t͡ʃiˈle.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌpɔ.li.e.tiˈle.nu/

Noun

polietileno m (plural polietilenos)

(organic chemistry) polyethylene

Further reading

“polietileno”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“polietileno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From poli- +‎ etileno.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poljetiˈleno/ [po.lje.t̪iˈle.no]
Rhymes: -eno
Syllabification: po‧lie‧ti‧le‧no

Noun

polietileno m (plural polietilenos)

(organic chemistry) polyethylene

Further reading

“polietileno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025