Pronunciation Noun
polymer
- (organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
- A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
- French: polymère
- German: Polymer
- Italian: polimero
- Portuguese: polímero
- Russian: полиме́р
- Spanish: polímero
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