pol|y|mer|ic

pol|y|mer|ic
pol|y|mer|ic «POL ee MEHR ihk», adjective.
1. having the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight, but differing in molecular weight and in chemical and physical properties. Acetylene, C2H2, and benzene, C6H6, are polymeric compounds.
2. consisting of or relating to a polymer.
╂[< German polymerisch < Greek polymerēs (< polýs many + méros part, section) + German -isc -ic]

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