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polymer definition

poly·mer (päl′ə mər)

noun

a naturally occurring or synthetic substance consisting of giant molecules formed from polymerization

Etymology: Ger < Gr polymerēs, of many parts: see poly- & -merous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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