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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.
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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:
- what polymer is synthesized during transcription
- what polymer is dna
- what polymers make up proteins
- what polymers make up carbohydrates
- what polymers make up nucleic acids
- what polymer is made during transcription
- what polymers make up lipids
- what polymer is protein
polyphosphate
English
Etymology
poly- +? phosphate
Noun
polyphosphate (plural polyphosphates)
- (chemistry) any of a class of inorganic polymers containing linked phosphate groups; the low molecular weight polymers, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, are used in water softening and as food additives
Derived terms
- ammonium polyphosphate
- diadenosine polyphosphate
- inositol polyphosphate
- magnesium polyphosphate
- sodium tripolyphosphate
Translations
polyphosphate From the web:
- what polyphosphate is commonly used in detergents
- what is polyphosphate used for
- what is polyphosphate used for in drinking water
- what are polyphosphates in food
- what are polyphosphate crystals
- what does polyphosphate mean
- what are polyphosphate granules
- what is polyphosphate structure
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