Olefin vs. Polypropylene

Olefinnoun

(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond.

Olefinnoun

Olefiant gas, or ethylene. See Ethylene.

Olefinnoun

Any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type; a member of the alkene series of hydrocarbons; an alkene.

Olefinnoun

any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon

Polypropylenenoun

A thermoplastic resin made by the polymerization of propylene, and used for films, fibres, or moulding materials. Also known as polypropene.

Polypropylenenoun

a polymer of propylene used as a thermoplastic molding material

Polypropylenenoun

a synthetic resin which is a polymer of propylene, used chiefly for films, fibres, or moulding materials

Polypropylene

Polypropylene (PP), also known as polypropene, is a thermoplastic polymer used in a wide variety of applications. It is produced via chain-growth polymerization from the monomer propylene.