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polymer

2 entries found.
  1. polymer
  2. high polymer

Main Entry:
poly·mer Listen to the pronunciation of polymer
Pronunciation:
\ˈpä-lə-mər\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
International Scientific Vocabulary, back-formation from polymeric, from Greek polymerēs having many parts, from poly- + meros part — more at merit
Date:
1866
: a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units
— poly·mer·ic Listen to the pronunciation of polymeric \ˌpä-lə-ˈmer-ik\ adjective
— poly·mer·ism Listen to the pronunciation of polymerism Listen to the pronunciation of polymerism \pə-ˈli-mə-ˌri-zəm, ˈpä-lə-mə-\ noun
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