How to Use polymer in a Sentence

polymer

noun

• Long strings of the polymer dragged out, like cheese pulling off of pizza.
  — WIRED, 26 June 2023
• Even when the polymer bills were redesigned in 2018, his face stayed on.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2023
• The Bank of England said that notes made from polymer tend to be cleaner.
  — Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 24 June 2022
• This changes the polymer’s resistance to a current moving from the source (S) to the drain (D).
  — Kurt Kleiner, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2022
• The toasting process breaks down starch and other polymers, called lignins and tannins, in the oak.
  — Michael W. Crowder, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023
• Most mountain bikes have a bit of hard polymer on the area of the down tube that faces the front wheel, meant to protect the frame from any rocks thrown off by the wheel.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Nov. 2023
• Finally, the polymer cools and hardens around the new shape over one to two minutes.
  — Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2022
• They're made of a durable polymer synthetic fiber to withstand wear and tear.
  — Mark Stock and Ebenezer Samuel, Men's Health, 2 Dec. 2022
• The clothing can be washed and reworn or, if put back in the polymer and solvent mix, dissolved and used again.
  — Byian Mount, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2022
• My leg was repaired with eight screws, a plate, and a high-strength polymer cord known as a tightrope fixation.
  — Lexi Pandell, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2023
• Use a pineapple cookie cutter and some polymer clay to shape this adorable ring dish.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 11 Nov. 2022
• This made the objects softer, because opening up the bonds reduces the amount of cross-linking in the polymer networks.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2023
• All of this is coated with a thin polymer mixture that acts as a strong gluelike substance to help the entire thing stick.
  — Wired, 29 July 2022
• On the control polymer, by contrast, dendrites of sodium with sharp edges formed.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022
• The bracelet is made from a dark brown polymer material that matches the dial and has an Aquanaut fold-over clasp.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 June 2022
• Rick Juve is the chairman of Americhem, a global polymer headquartered in Cuyahoga Falls.
  — Julie Washington, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
• Wong points out that these types of paddles have a core of nomex, aluminum or a polymer with a thin surface of carbon fiber or fiberglass.
  — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
• Kool Ties are full of polymer crystals that absorb a lot of water, so one dip in a sink or under a hose spigot lasts for many hours.
  — Matt Jancer, Wired, 10 Aug. 2022
• The researchers spend a lot of the paper simply cycling sodium into and out of the polymer and seeing what happens.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 6 July 2022
• Some, such as a polymer called hydrogel, are great at deflecting heat but feature a tint too opaque to see through.
  — Brittney J. Miller, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 June 2022
• These miniscule capsules are made of the polymer PLGA, which our bodies break down safely.
  — WIRED, 26 June 2023
• To limit these distortions, the researchers linked the polymer to a sheet of quartz before stamping it down on the wafer covered with gate electrodes.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
• In general, the string is made of a polymer resin, a substance that makes the resin foam up, a solvent, some coloring and the propellant that forces the chemicals out of the can.
  — Susan Montoya Bryan, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
• Its lithium polymer batteries give it a flight time of 18 minutes.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 10 July 2023
• Some are sold in do-it-yourself kits and the receivers are typically made from metal or polymer.
  — CBS News, 21 Oct. 2022
• Then just place the anti-resonant ABS polymer main platter, plug in the power cable and the system is ready for action.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
• Its $49 CoolLife Tee is made from polyethylene, the same polymer used in plastic bags.
  — Christopher Flavelle, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2022
• Electron microscopy and X-ray imaging of the result revealed that the polymer decorated the insides of the tube structures.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2023
• The weapon, introduced last decade, includes a frame made of polymer, the same class of material used in illicit ghost guns.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2023
• The kicker: 95 percent of the bag is made from a single polyester polymer, so that portion be recycled when it can’t be repaired anymore.
  — Will Taylor, Outside Online, 9 June 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024