polymer
See also: Polymer
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
poly- + -mer, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). Coined in 1833 by Jöns Jacob Berzelius, although his definition was quite different from the modern one.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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.
- A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
- 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—surgical foam, a thermal gel depot, a microcapsule or biodegradable polymer beads.
Derived termsEdit
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TranslationsEdit
molecule
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CzechEdit
NounEdit
polymer m
Further readingEdit
- polymer in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- polymer in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
GermanEdit
AdjectiveEdit
polymer (not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of polymer
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist polymer | sie ist polymer | es ist polymer | sie sind polymer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | polymerer | polymere | polymeres | polymere |
genitive | polymeren | polymerer | polymeren | polymerer | |
dative | polymerem | polymerer | polymerem | polymeren | |
accusative | polymeren | polymere | polymeres | polymere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der polymere | die polymere | das polymere | die polymeren |
genitive | des polymeren | der polymeren | des polymeren | der polymeren | |
dative | dem polymeren | der polymeren | dem polymeren | den polymeren | |
accusative | den polymeren | die polymere | das polymere | die polymeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein polymerer | eine polymere | ein polymeres | (keine) polymeren |
genitive | eines polymeren | einer polymeren | eines polymeren | (keiner) polymeren | |
dative | einem polymeren | einer polymeren | einem polymeren | (keinen) polymeren | |
accusative | einen polymeren | eine polymere | ein polymeres | (keine) polymeren |
Further readingEdit
- “polymer” in Duden online
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From poly- + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerer, definite plural polymerene)
- a polymer
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “polymer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From poly- + Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”).
NounEdit
polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerar, definite plural polymerane)
- a polymer
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “polymer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.