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 …Chemical Week

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Fei Yu developed and tested the inks, while Paxton Thetford solved the chemistry challenges of unusually small block copolymers. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025 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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1953, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of block copolymer was in 1953

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“Block copolymer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/block%20copolymer. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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