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terpolymer

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ter⋅pol⋅y⋅mer

  [ter-pol-uh-mer]
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–noun Chemistry.
a polymer consisting of three different monomers, as ABS resin.
Origin:
1945–50; ter- + polymer
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ter·pol·y·mer   (tər-pŏl'ə-mər)   
n.  A polymer that consists of three distinct monomers.

[Latin ter, thrice; see trei- in Indo-European roots + polymer.]
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