polymer
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
polymer /ˈpɒlɪmə/
▶noun Chemistry a substance with a molecular structure formed from many identical small molecules or other units bonded together.
– derivatives
polymeric adjective,
polymerizable (or polymerisable) adjective,
polymerization (or polymerisation) noun,
polymerize (or polymerise) verb.
polymeric adjective,
polymerizable (or polymerisable) adjective,
polymerization (or polymerisation) noun,
polymerize (or polymerise) verb.
– origin C19: from Ger., from Gk polumeros ‘having many parts’, from polu- ‘many’ + meros ‘a share’.
'polymer' also found in these Oxford entries:
cellulose acetate
- copolymer
- dendrimer
- depolymerize
- dimer
- elastomer
- high polymer
- lignin
- macromolecule
- microsphere
- monomer
- neoprene
- nylon
- oligomer
- pentamer
- poly-
- polyacrylamide
- polyamide
- polycarbonate
- polyelectrolyte
- polyester
- polymerase
- polynucleotide
- polypeptide
- polypropylene
- polystyrene
- polyurethane
- resin
- sequencer
- stereolithography
- tetramer
- trimer
