polymer

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Ancient Greek πολύς (polus), many) + μέρος (meros), part).

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polymer

Plural
polymers

polymer (plural polymers)

  1. (chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
  2. A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

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