block copolymer

noun

: a copolymer that is made up of a series of blocks of simpler polymers

The Akron polymer system is essentially an extension of a block copolymer of styrene and dienes (e.g., isoprene, butadiene) developed in the early 1960s …—

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Recent Examples on the Web The electrolyte itself is what's called a block copolymer. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022 For the block copolymer, the second block was a hydrocarbon with most of the hydrogens swapped out for fluorine atoms. —

John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022

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First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of block copolymer was in 1954

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“Block copolymer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20copolymer. Accessed 1 Feb. 2023.

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