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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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pol·y·mer·ic   (pŏl'ə-měr'ĭk)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or consisting of a polymer.
pol'y·mer'i·cal·ly adv., po·lym'er·ism (pə-lĭm'ə-rĭz'əm, pŏl'ə-mə-) n.
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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/ adverbpo·ly·mer·ism /p&-'lim-&-"riz-&m,'päl-&-m&-/ noun
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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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