polyethylene glycol
noun
: any of a series of polymers H(OCH2CH2)nOH where n is greater than three that vary from viscous liquids to waxy solids and are used especially as lubricants and in medical and biotechnological applications
—abbreviation PEG
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To preserve the ship after she was gently lifted from the water with large pontoon boats, she was sprayed continuously with polyethylene glycol for 17 years, then allowed to dry very slowly until around 2011.
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
To increase the polymer’s conductivity and self-healing properties, the research team used additives including polyethylene glycol and glycol, which helped increase conductivity as well as the material’s ability to automatically repair damage such as cuts or tears.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2024
Those particles were then suspended within a biocompatible liquid blend of gelatin methacrylate and polyethylene glycol diacrylate.
—Ben Coxworth
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
It was treated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) which, as a petroleum product introduces very old (dead) carbon and thus distorts (makes dates far too old) radiocarbon dating, the professor told IE.
—Shubhangi Dua, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2024
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
To increase the polymer’s conductivity and self-healing properties, the research team used additives including polyethylene glycol and glycol, which helped increase conductivity as well as the material’s ability to automatically repair damage such as cuts or tears.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2024
Those particles were then suspended within a biocompatible liquid blend of gelatin methacrylate and polyethylene glycol diacrylate.
—Ben Coxworth
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2025
It was treated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) which, as a petroleum product introduces very old (dead) carbon and thus distorts (makes dates far too old) radiocarbon dating, the professor told IE.
—Shubhangi Dua, Interesting Engineering, 26 June 2024
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“Polyethylene glycol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyethylene%20glycol. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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