Word Type

Noun

The word "polymer" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

; decamer dimer heptamer hexamer monomer nonamer octamer oligomer pentamer septamer tetramer trimer

Derived Terms

autopolymer azopolymer biopolymer bipolymer block polymer ceramer colestipol copolymer exopolymer fluoropolymer geopolymer glycopolymer graft polymer halato-telechelic polymer halfmer heteropolymer hexapolymer homopolymer hydropolymer hydroxypolymer hyperpolymer inorganic polymer interpolymer intrapolymer lipopolymer macropolymer metallopolymer micropolymer monopolymer multipolymer nanopolymer oligopolymer photopolymer piezopolymer polymer chemistry polymerase polymeric polymerics polymeride polymerise polymerism polymerization polymerize polymerlike polymerogenic polymerone polymerous polymersome polyplex prepolymer ribopolymer silane-modified polymer star polymer stereospecific polymer superpolymer technopolymer terpolymer thermopolymer tribopolymer tripolymer

Derived From

poly

Context

organic chemistry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

; chemical compound compound molecule

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

biopolymer block polymer copolymer exopolymer geopolymer glycopolymer graft polymer heteropolymer homopolymer hydropolymer hydroxypolymer hyperpolymer inorganic polymer interpolymer intrapolymer lipopolymer macropolymer metallopolymer micropolymer monopolymer multipolymer nanopolymer oligopolymer photopolymer piezopolymer ribopolymer star polymer stereospecific polymer technopolymer terpolymer thermopolymer tribopolymer tripolymer

Type Of (IsA)

chemical object compound molecular material molecule tangible thing

Related Terms

multimer plastic

Related Terms

chain chemical bond dimer material molecule monomer oligomer polymerization superpolymer trimer

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