polymer
pronunciation
How to pronounce polymer in British English:
UK [ˈpɒlɪmə(r)]
How to pronounce polymer in American English:
US [ˈpɑlɪmə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
Word Origin
- polymer (n.)
- a substance built from a large number of simple molecules of the same kind, 1855, probably from German Polymere (Berzelius, 1830), from Greek polymeres "having many parts," from polys "many" (see poly-) + meros "part" (see merit (n.)).