: 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 …—Chemical Week
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Recent Examples on the WebThe 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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