Medical Material
polypropylene Audio
pol·y·pro·pyl·ene [ pol-ee-proh-puh-leen ]
Subclass of:
Polyenes; Plastics
Definitions related to polypropylenes:
  • Propylene or propene polymers: thermoplastics that can be extruded into fibers, films or solid forms, used as a copolymer in plastics, especially polyethylene; the fibers are used for fabrics, filters and surgical sutures.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Propylene or propene polymers. Thermoplastics that can be extruded into fibers, films or solid forms. They are used as a copolymer in plastics, especially polyethylene. The fibers are used for fabrics, filters and surgical sutures.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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