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polymer
English
Etymology
poly- +? -mer, from Ancient Greek ????? (polús, “many”) + ????? (méros, “part”). Coined in 1833 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, although his definition was quite different from the modern one.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?p?l.?.m?/
- (US) IPA(key): /?p?.l?.m?/
- Hyphenation: poly?mer
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.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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Czech
Noun
polymer m
- polymer
Further reading
- polymer in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- polymer in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
German
Adjective
polymer (not comparable)
- polymeric
Declension
Further reading
- “polymer” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From poly- +? Ancient Greek ????? (méros, “part”).
Pronunciation
Noun
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerer, definite plural polymerene)
- a polymer
Derived terms
- polymerisere
References
- “polymer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From poly- +? Ancient Greek ????? (méros, “part”).
Noun
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerar, definite plural polymerane)
- a polymer
Derived terms
- polymerisere
References
- “polymer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
polymer From the web:
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pigment
English
Etymology
From Middle English pigment, from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from ping? (“I paint”) + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum). Doublet of pimiento, pimento, and piment.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p??.m?nt/
Noun
pigment (plural pigments)
- (biology) Any color in plant or animal cells
- A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder
- (obsolete) Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
Derived terms
- pigmentary
Related terms
- pimiento
Translations
Verb
pigment (third-person singular simple present pigments, present participle pigmenting, simple past and past participle pigmented)
- (transitive) To add color or pigment to something.
Derived terms
- pigmentation
Translations
Anagrams
- empting, temping
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pigmentum.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /pi??ment/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pi??men/
Noun
pigment m (plural pigments)
- pigment
Derived terms
- pigmentar
Further reading
- “pigment” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “pigment” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “pigment” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “pigment” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from ping? (“I paint”) + -mentum.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pig?ment
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
pigment n (plural pigmenten, diminutive pigmentje n)
- pigment, coloring substance
Derived terms
- pigmentatie
- pigmenteren
- pigmentering
- pigmentpapier n
- pigmentvreter m
Related terms
- kleurstof
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from ping? (“I paint”) + -mentum. Doublet of piment, a borrowing from Spanish.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi?.m??/
Noun
pigment m (plural pigments)
- pigment, coloring substance
Derived terms
- pigmentaire
- pigmentation
- pigmenter
Further reading
- “pigment” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle English
Alternative forms
- pygment
Etymology
From Latin pigmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?m?nt/
Noun
pigment (plural pigmentes)
- A spice or a blend of them.
- A red pigment.
Descendants
- English: pigment
References
- “pigment, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pigmentum
Noun
pigment n (definite singular pigmentet, indefinite plural pigment or pigmenter, definite plural pigmenta or pigmentene)
- a pigment
References
- “pigment” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pigmentum
Noun
pigment n (definite singular pigmentet, indefinite plural pigment, definite plural pigmenta)
- a pigment
References
- “pigment” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin pigmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?i?.m?nt/
Noun
pigment m inan
- (biology) pigment (any color in plant or animal cells)
- pigment (dry colorant)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjectives) pigmentowy, pigmentowany
Related terms
- (noun) pigmentacja
- (adjective) pigmentacyjny
Further reading
- pigment in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- pigment in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French pigment, Latin pigmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi??ment/
Noun
pigment n (plural pigmen?i)
- pigment
Declension
Related terms
- pigmenta
- pigmenta?ie
Further reading
- pigment in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From German Pigment, from Latin pigmentum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??ment/
- Hyphenation: pi?gment
Noun
pìgment m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)
- pigment
Declension
References
- “pigment” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
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