polymer

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

Synonyms

aggregate

pol

macromolecular substance

polymeric material

polymerid

polymeride

Translations

polimero

polymère

Polymer

polímero

polímero

polímer

polymeer

πολυμερές

polimer

polymero

polymere

بوليمر

Polymère

بَلْمَرٌ

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒl.ɨ.mə/

Etymology

From 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.