polymeric

[pol-uh-mer-ik]

pol·y·mer·ic

[pol-uh-mer-ik]
adjective Chemistry.
1.
of or relating to a polymer.
2.
(of compounds) having the same elements combined in the same proportion but different molecular weights.

Origin:
1840–50; polymer + -ic
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Polymeric is always a great word to know.
So is elective. Does it mean:
selecting for combination or action; tending to combine with certain substances in preference to others, such as elective attraction
with all water removed, especially water of crystallization
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polymeric (ˌpɒlɪˈmɛrɪk)
 
adj
of, concerned with, or being a polymer: a polymeric compound
 
[C19: from Greek polumerēs having many parts]

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polymeric pol·y·mer·ic (pŏl'ə-měr'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Having the properties of a polymer.

  2. Of or relating to polymeria.

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