polymerism

[ puh-lim-uh-riz-uhm, pol-uh-muh- ]

noun
  1. Chemistry. a polymeric state.

  2. Biology, Botany. a polymerous state.

Origin of polymerism

1
First recorded in 1825–35; polymer + -ism

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