polymer
poly·mer
noun \ˈpä-lə-mər\Definition of POLYMER
: a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units
— poly·mer·ic \ˌpä-lə-ˈmer-ik\ adjective
— poly·mer·ism \pə-ˈli-mə-ˌri-zəm, ˈpä-lə-mə-\ noun
See Origin of POLYMER
International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from polymeric, from Greek polymerēs having many parts, from poly- + meros part — more at merit
First Known Use: 1866
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