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polypropylene glycol
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: Compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds. These compounds often form large macromolecules (e.g., BIOPOLYMERS; PLASTICS).
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polypropylene glycol [ laprol-702,poly(propylene oxide),polyoxypropylene,polyoxypropylenediol ]
25322-69-4
*Polymers
*Propylene Glycols
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Biocompatible Materials
Ann Allergy 36(6):419;1976; J Pharm Sci 68(3):275;1979