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Etymology
Gr. poly- "many"; meros "part".

Pronunciation
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Noun
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1. 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: ��� (�������, jūg�tai), ��� (�����, k�bunshi)
Russian: полиме� (polymer)
Spanish: polímero m
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Derived terms
biopolymer
inorganic polymer
polymeric
polymerize

See also
monomer
dimer
trimer

Category:Organic chemistry

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