polymer

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polymer
n. complex compound made of many joined monomers (Chemistry)

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Polymer
A polymer (; Greek , "many" + , "parts") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits. Because of their broad range of properties, both synthetic and natural polymers play an essential and ubiquitous role in everyday life. Polymers range from familiar synthetic plastics such as polystyrene to natural biopolymers such as DNA and proteins that are fundamental to biological structure and function. Polymers, both natural and synthetic, are created via polymerization of many small molecules, known as monomers. Their consequently large molecular mass relative to small molecule compounds produces unique physical properties, including toughnessviscoelasticity, and a tendency to form glasses and semicrystalline structures rather than crystals.

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polymer

Noun
1. a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
(hypernym) compound, chemical compound
(hyponym) deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
(derivation) polymerize, polymerise


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Polymer (das)
n. polymer, complex compound made of many joined monomers (Chemistry)
 
polymer
adv. polymerically, by polymers, via polymers (Chemistry)
 
adj. polymeric, pertaining to polymers, pertaining to a complex compound made of many joined monomers (Chemistry)

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n. polymer