Swahili edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English polymer.

Noun edit

polima (n class, plural polima)

  1. polymer
    • 2023 January 20, “Jinsi miti inaweza kuwa vyanzo  vya betri inayoweza kuchaji kwa dakika 8”, in BBC News Swahili[1]:
      Kampuni hiyo iliajiri wahandisi kuchunguza uwezekano wa kutumia lignin, polima inayopatikana kwenye miti.
      The company hired engineers to investigate the possibility of using lignin, a polymer found in trees.