polymer

名词 n.
/ˈpɒl.ɪ.mə/    /ˈpɑ.lɪ.mɚ/|/ˈpɑ.lə.mɚ/|/ˈpɔl.ə.mə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
  2. A material consisting of such polymer molecules. countable,uncountable
    — 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 but unionizes at low pH.

词形变化

polymers plural

词源

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.
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