English
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Etymology
Gr. poly- "many"; meros "part".
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- chemistry A long molecule consisting of a chain of identical parts, called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of identical molecules.
Translations
trans-top|molecule consisting of many identical monomers
Estonian: polümeer
Finnish: polymeeri
German: Polymer n
Italian: polimero m
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Japanese: éåä½ (ãã
ããããã, jÅ«gÅtai), é«åå (ããã¶ãã, kÅbunshi)
Russian: Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð¸Ð¼ÐµÑ (polymer)
Spanish: polÃmero m
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Derived terms
biopolymer
inorganic polymer
polymeric
polymerize
See also
monomer
dimer
trimer
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