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polymer
  1. (organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
  2. A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The scientist synthesized a new polymer with enhanced durability and flexibility.”
      “A polyaryletherketone polymer replaces acetal, titanium, and other traditional materials.”
      “The amount of polymer trapped by the capsules was quantified by titration with the positively charged dye acridine orange.”
polymethacrylate
  1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of polymethacrylic acid
  2. (chemistry) Any polymer of an ester of methacrylic acid, especially polymethyl methacrylate
polymethylene
  1. (chemistry) Any organic compound having a general formula (CH2)n
  2. (chemistry) Any of many organic compounds either having a polymeric structure of repeating -CH2- groups
  3. Synonyms:
polymerism
  1. (chemistry) The state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric substances.
  2. (chemistry) The act or process of forming polymers.
polymerizability
  1. (uncountable) The state of being polymerizable.
  2. (countable) A measure of the degree to which something is polymerizable.
polymerase
  1. (biochemistry) Any of various enzymes that catalyze the formation of polymers of DNA or RNA using an existing strand of RNA or DNA respectively as a template.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The y gene region was subsequently amplified by the polymerase chain reaction.”
      “Our editorial did not state that we perform or advocate reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in blood.”
      “Infection is diagnosed more accurately by serum antibody tests or molecular polymerase chain reactions.”
polymerization
  1. (chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).
  2. Examples:
    1. “Other resins do have polymerizable components and dry by a combination of essential oil loss and polymerization.”
      “Peptide bond formation is a condensation reaction leading to the polymerization of amino acids into peptides and proteins.”
      “At low concentrations, cytochalasin D is reported to inhibit actin polymerization.”
polymethyl
  1. (chemistry) Any of various polymers whose respective monomer is a methyl derivative; Any of various compounds having many methyl groups
polymerizate
  1. (chemistry) The products of a polymerization reaction; usually a mixture of polymers.
polymerizer
  1. (chemistry) The reaction vessel in which a polymerization reaction takes place
polymercaptan
  1. (organic chemistry) Any polymer having many free thiol groups; they are used to cure epoxy resins
polymerics
  1. The science and technology of the production of polymers
polymerisation
  1. (chemistry) Alternative spelling of polymerization
  2. Examples:
    1. “After polymerisation using heat, light, radiation or catalysis, a range of strong thermosetting plastics can be produced.”
      “After polymerisation using heat, light, radiation, or catalysis a range of strong thermosetting plastics can be produced.”
      “We can prepare molecularly tailored surfaces by a technique known as plasma polymerisation.”
polymerogenicity
  1. The condition of being polymerogenic.
polymersome
  1. (organic chemistry) A polymer-based liposome.
polymolecule
  1. (chemistry) A polymeric molecule
polymery
  1. (chemistry) The condition of being polymeric.
polymeride
polymerisations
  1. plural of polymerisation; alternative spelling of polymerizations
polymethacrylates
  1. plural of polymethacrylate
polymerizabilities
  1. plural of polymerizability
polymerogenicities
  1. plural of polymerogenicity
polymerizations
  1. plural of polymerization
polymercaptans
  1. plural of polymercaptan
polymethylenes
polymolecules
  1. plural of polymolecule
polymerizates
  1. plural of polymerizate
polymerizers
  1. plural of polymerizer
polymersomes
  1. plural of polymersome
polymerides
  1. plural of polymeride
polymerases
  1. plural of polymerase
polymerisms
  1. plural of polymerism
polymers
  1. plural of polymer
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He was treated with domperidone, a compound alginate preparation, and feed supplements that contained glucose polymers.”
      “Acid reactions are also used in organic synthesis reactions for making polymers, vitamin supplements, and other everyday consumer products.”
      “Classes of polymers used in integrated optics include acrylates, polyimides, polycarbonates, and olefins.”
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