polymer

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English

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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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  • Hyphenation: poly‧mer

Noun

polymer (countable and uncountable, plural polymers)

  1. (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.
  2. 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.

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Czech

Noun

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  1. polymer

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German

Adjective

polymer (not comparable)

  1. polymeric

Declension

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Etymology

From poly- +‎ Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, part).

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Noun

polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerer, definite plural polymerene)

  1. a polymer

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From poly- +‎ Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, part).

Noun

polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerar, definite plural polymerane)

  1. a polymer

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