| Meaning | A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers. |
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| Narrower | copolymer | A polymer consisting of two or more different monomers |
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| deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix |
| lignin | A complex polymer |
| polyamide, polymeric amide | A polymer containing repeated amide groups |
| polyurethane, polyurethan | Any of various polymers containing the urethane radical |
| ribonucleic acid, RNA | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes |
| silicone, silicone polymer | Any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures |
| synthetic resin | A resin having a polymeric structure |
| trimer | A polymer (or a molecule of a polymer) consisting of three identical monomers |
| Broader | compound, chemical compound | (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
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| Spanish | polímero, polímeros |
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| Catalan | polímer |
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| Adjectives | polymeric | of or relating to or consisting of a polymer |
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| Verbs | polymerize | undergo polymerization |
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| polymerize | cause (a compound) to polymerize |
