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Audio Help [pol-uh-mer] Pronunciation Key –noun Chemistry.
| 1. | a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon. |
| 2. | a compound formed from two or more polymeric compounds. |
| 3. | a product of polymerization. |
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| pol·y·mer
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n. Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule. [Greek polumerēs, consisting of many parts : polu-, poly- + meros, part; see (s)mer-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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polymer
1866, probably from Ger. Polymere (Berzelius, 1830), from Gk. polymeres "having many parts," from polys "many" (see poly-) + meros "part."
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| polymer | |
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| a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers |
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| polymer
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Any of various chemical compounds made of smaller, identical molecules (called monomers) linked together. Some polymers, like cellulose, occur naturally, while others, like nylon, are artificial. Polymers have extremely high molecular weights, make up many of the tissues of organisms, and have extremely varied and versatile uses in industry, such as in making plastics, concrete, glass, and rubber. ◇ The process by which molecules are linked together to form polymers is called polymerization (pŏl'ə-lĭm'ər-ĭ-zā'shən). |
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polymer [(pol-uh-muhr)]
In chemistry, a long molecule made up of a chain of smaller, simpler molecules.
Note: Proteins and many carbohydrates, such as cellulose, are polymers. Plastics are also polymers.
[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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- Any of numerous compounds of usually high molecular weight and consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule.
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Main Entry: poly·mer
Pronunciation: 'päl-&-m&r
Function: noun
: a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and
consisting essentially of repeating structural units
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Polymer
Pol"y*mer\, n. [See Polymeric.] (Chem.) Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization. [Formerly also written polymere.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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