polymer
See also: Polymer
English
Etymology
poly- + -mer, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). Coined by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1833, though his definition was quite different from the modern one.
Pronunciation
Noun
polymer (countable and uncountable, plural polymers)
- (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.
- Hyponyms: polynucleotide, polypeptide, polysaccharide
- A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
- 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
Derived terms
- autopolymer
- azopolymer
- biopolymer
- bipolymer
- block polymer
- ceramer
- colestipol
- copolymer
- exopolymer
- fluoropolymer
- geopolymer
- glycopolymer
- graft polymer
- halato-telechelic polymer
- halfmer
- heteropolymer
- hexapolymer
- homopolymer
- hydropolymer
- hydroxypolymer
- hyperpolymer
- inorganic polymer
- interpolymer
- intrapolymer
- lipopolymer
- macropolymer
- metallopolymer
- micropolymer
- monopolymer
- multipolymer
- nanopolymer
- oligopolymer
- photopolymer
- piezopolymer
- polymerase
- polymeric
- polymerics
- polymeride
- polymerise
- polymerism
- polymerization
- polymerize
- polymerlike
- polymerogenic
- polymerone
- polymerous
- polymersome
- polyplex
- prepolymer
- ribopolymer
- silane-modified polymer
- star polymer
- stereospecific polymer
- superpolymer
- technopolymer
- terpolymer
- thermopolymer
- tribopolymer
- tripolymer
Related terms
Translations
molecule
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Positive forms of polymer (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist polymer | sie ist polymer | es ist polymer | sie sind polymer | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | polymerer | polymere | polymeres | polymere |
| genitive | polymeren | polymerer | polymeren | polymerer | |
| dative | polymerem | polymerer | polymerem | polymeren | |
| accusative | polymeren | polymere | polymeres | polymere | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der polymere | die polymere | das polymere | die polymeren |
| genitive | des polymeren | der polymeren | des polymeren | der polymeren | |
| dative | dem polymeren | der polymeren | dem polymeren | den polymeren | |
| accusative | den polymeren | die polymere | das polymere | die polymeren | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein polymerer | eine polymere | ein polymeres | (keine) polymeren |
| genitive | eines polymeren | einer polymeren | eines polymeren | (keiner) polymeren | |
| dative | einem polymeren | einer polymeren | einem polymeren | (keinen) polymeren | |
| accusative | einen polymeren | eine polymere | ein polymeres | (keine) polymeren | |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From poly- + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
Noun
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerer, definite plural polymerene)
- a polymer
Derived terms
References
- “polymer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From poly- + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
Noun
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerar, definite plural polymerane)
- a polymer
Derived terms
References
- “polymer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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