polymer

Polymer is a substance made up of a large number of smaller molecules that link together to form larger molecules.

(noun)

  1. An example of a synthetic polymer is plastic.
  2. An example of a natural polymer is rubber.

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See polymer in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

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

See polymer in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule.

Origin:

Origin: Greek polumerēs, consisting of many parts

Origin: : polu-, poly-

Origin: + meros, part; see (s)mer-2 in Indo-European roots

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