polymer

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Etymology

From poly- + -mer, from Ancient Greek πολύς + μέρος ("part").

Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɒl.ɨ.mə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈpɑ.lɪ.mɚ/

Noun

polymer

1. (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.

   Hyponyms: polynucleotide, polypeptide, polysaccharide

2. A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

Translations

• French: polymère
• German: Polymer
• Italian: polimero
• Portuguese: polímero
• Russian: полиме́р
• Spanish: polímero

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