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What does polythene mean?

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Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) A light thermoplastic used in packaging etc.; polyethylene.
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In the dappled light, woven flax fans became fish and hanging strips of polythene were swaying palm trees, reeds or bamboo.
I recall the poinsettia being the most labour intensive, involving complicated light control and messing about with black polythene bags.
They have called instead for measures to promote the production of degradable polythene and to instal plastic recycling plants.
Put the biscuits in a large polythene bag and smash into fine crumbs with a rolling pin, or do this in a food processor.
Material was brought back to the laboratory in polythene bags and maintained in a metabolically active condition in one of two ways.
A ripped parcel arrived inside a post office polythene bag, but fortunately our beer was uninjured in the accident.

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