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polymer

po·ly·mer

UK/ˈpɒl.ɪ.mə/ US/ˈpɑ.lɪ.mɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

Origin

From poly- + -mer, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). Coined by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1833, though his definition was quite different from the modern one.

Phrases

  • block polymer
  • graft polymer
  • halato-telechelic polymer
  • inorganic polymer
  • polymer chemistry
  • silane-modified polymer
  • star polymer
  • stereospecific polymer

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