polymer
See also: Polymer
English
Etymology
poly- + -mer, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). Coined in 1833 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, although his definition was quite different from the modern one.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: poly‧mer
Noun
polymer (countable and uncountable, plural polymers)
- (organic 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.
- A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
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- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
molecule
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material
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See also
Czech
Noun
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Further reading
German
Adjective
polymer (not comparable)
Declension
Further reading
- “polymer” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From poly- + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerer, definite plural polymerene)
- a polymer
Derived terms
References
- “polymer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From poly- + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
Noun
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerar, definite plural polymerane)
- a polymer
Derived terms
References
- “polymer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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