Associations to the word «Polymer»

Wiktionary

POLYMER, noun. (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.
POLYMER, noun. A material consisting of such polymer molecules.

Dictionary definition

POLYMER, noun. A naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin