polymer (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *polymer*:
NOUN	substance	polymer	a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

polymer > pronunciation
Sounds	paa'lahmer
Rhymes	Amor ... Zimmer: 100 rhymes with mer...

English > *polymer*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers.
Narrower	copolymer	A polymer consisting of two or more different monomers
	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
Spanish	polímero, polímeros
Catalan	polímer
Adjectives	polymeric	of or relating to or consisting of a polymer
Verbs	polymerize	undergo polymerization
Verbs	polymerize	cause (a compound) to polymerize

HyperDic: polymer