polymer

== English == === Etymology === From poly- +‎ -mer, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part”). Coined by Jöns Jacob Berzelius in 1833, though his definition was quite different from the modern one. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.ɪ.mə/ (General American, dialects of Canada) IPA(key): /ˈpɑ.lɪ.mɚ/, /ˈpɑ.lə.mɚ/ (Canada, dialects of the US) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.ə.mɚ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈpɔl.ə.mə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.ə.mə/, [ˈpɔ̟l.ə.mə] Hyphenation: poly‧mer === Noun === 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. Hypernyms: molecule; compound Coordinate terms: monomer; oligomer; dimer, trimer, tetramer, pentamer, hexamer, heptamer, septamer, octamer, nonamer, decamer (etc, n+1) A material consisting of such polymer molecules. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈpolɪmɛr] === Noun === polymer m inan polymer ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “polymer”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “polymer”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === polymer (strong nominative masculine singular polymerer, not comparable) polymeric ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “polymer” in Duden online “polymer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From poly- +‎ Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”). === Noun === polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerer, definite plural polymerene) a polymer ==== Derived terms ==== polymerisere === References === “polymer” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From poly- +‎ Ancient Greek μέρος (méros, “part”). === Noun === polymer m (definite singular polymeren, indefinite plural polymerar, definite plural polymerane) a polymer ==== Derived terms ==== polymerisere === References === “polymer” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Welsh == === Etymology === Internationalism. Borrowed from English polymer. Analysable as poly- +‎ -mer. === Noun === polymer m (plural polymerau) (chemistry) polymer ==== Related terms ==== monomer oligomer === Further reading === Griffiths, Bruce; Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995), “polymer”, in Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎[2], Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “polymer”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “polymer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies