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1. (n.) polymer
a compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules, as polyethylene, or by the condensation of many smaller molecules with the elimination of water, alcohol, or the like, as nylon.
Etymology: (1865–70; < Gk polymerēs having many parts. See poly -, -mer)
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1. (noun) polymer
a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers
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1. (noun) Polymer
any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization
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