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polymer
n. complex compound made of many joined monomers (Chemistry)


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Polymer
A polymer is a substance composed of molecules with large molecular mass composed of repeating structural units, or monomers, connected by covalent chemical bonds. The word is derived from the Greek, πολυ, polu, "many"; and μέρος, meros, "part"). Well known examples of polymers include plasticsDNA and proteins.
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polymer
Noun
1. a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
(hypernym) compound, chemical compound
(hyponym) deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
(derivation) polymerize, polymerise


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Polymer (das)
n. polymer, complex compound made of many joined monomers (Chemistry)
 
polymer
adv. polymerically, by polymers, via polymers (Chemistry)
 
adj. polymeric, pertaining to polymers, pertaining to a complex compound made of many joined monomers (Chemistry)

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Polymer
(n.)
Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization.
  

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