polymer

Syllables: poly·merUK/ˈpɒl.ɪ.mə//ˈpɑ.lɪ.mɚ/

polymer noun: 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.

Noun

polymer (countable and uncountable, plural polymers)

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.
- The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH...2000 October 1, Suda Kiatkamjornwong, Wararuk Chomsaksakul, Manit Sonsuk, “Radiation modification of water absorption of cassava starch by acrylic acid/acrylamide”, in Radiation Physics and...
- 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.2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200

polymer meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Gujarati and Arabic

polymer in Tamil

பல்லுறுப்பி, பல்பகுதியம், பலபடி, பலபடிச் சேர்மம், பலபடிப்பொருள்

polymer in Bengali

পলিমার

polymer in Gujarati

polymer: બહુલક bahulak

polymer in Arabic

molecule: بُولِيمَر būlīmar

More languagesFewer languages

polymer in Malay: polimer
polymer in Indonesian: polimer
polymer in Persian: بسپار baspâr, پلیمر polimer
polymer in Thai: พอลิเมอร์
polymer in Vietnamese: hợp chất cao phân tử

Examples of polymer in a sentence

Due to its amorphous nature, the polymer remained nonstructurable under standard crystallization conditions.
Certain drugs can be conjugated to polymer molecules with a linkage that is labile at low pH to effect controlled release in a cellular endosome.
These days, toilet bowls are most often of porcelain; however, one can find some of stainless steel, and even of resin or polymers.

All 40 example sentences with polymer

Forms of polymer

plural	polymers

Plural of polymer: polymers

Origin of polymer

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.

Questions about polymer

What does polymer mean?: Polymer means 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.
What is polymer in Tamil?: Polymer in Tamil is பல்லுறுப்பி, பல்பகுதியம், பலபடி. See Polymer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is polymer?: Polymer is a noun.
How do you pronounce polymer?: Polymer is pronounced /ˈpɒl.ɪ.mə/ (UK).
What is the plural of polymer?: The plural of polymer is polymers.

Words near polymer in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: polymer (page history and authors); polymer (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); polymer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); બહુલક (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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