Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
poly·mer·ic Pronunciation:
"päl-&-'mer-ik Function:
adjective 1 : of, relating to, or constituting a polymer
2 : of, relating to, being, or involving nonallelic often identical genes that collectively control one or more hereditary traits —
poly·mer·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb —
po·ly·mer·ism /p&-'lim-&-"riz-&m,'päl-&-m&-/ noun