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OPE (plural OPEs)
- (organic chemistry) Initialism of octylphenol ethoxylate.
2008, Uri Zoller, Paul Sosis, editors, Handbook of Detergents, Part F: Production (Surfactant Science Series), CRC Press, →ISBN, page 66:The remaining 20% of the market consists of octylphenol ethoxylates (OPE) and other lesser-known alkylphenols.