Like cellulose, lignin is a polymer, that is, a giant molecule built up from identical or similar smaller molecular units (Scientific American).
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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.… … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|mer|ase — «POL ih muh rays», noun. an enzyme that polymerizes nucleotides to form nucleic acid. ╂[< polymer + ase] … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|mer|ise — «POL ih muh ryz, puh LIHM uh », transitive verb, intransitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. polymerize … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|mer|i|za|tion — «POL ih muhr uh ZAY shuhn, puh LIHM uhr uh », noun. Chemistry. 1. a reaction in which two or more molecules unite, forming a more complex molecule with a higher molecular weight and different chemical and physical properties (the new molecule… … Useful english dictionary
pol|y|mer|ize — «POL ih muh ryz, puh LIHM uh », transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to make or become polymeric; form a polymer; undergo or cause to undergo polymerization … Useful english dictionary
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Pol. Saint Pol sur Mer Mairie Administ … Wikipédia en Français
Saint-pol-sur-mer — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Saint Pol. Saint Pol sur Mer Mairie … Wikipédia en Français
Saint-Pol-sur-Mer — Original name in latin Saint Pol sur Mer Name in other language Saint Pol, Saint Pol sur Mer, Sen Pol sjur Mer, Сен Поль сюр Мер State code FR Continent/City Europe/Paris longitude 51.03116 latitude 2.33984 altitude 4 Population 23635 Date 2012… … Cities with a population over 1000 database
Premiere Classe Dunkerque Saint Pol Sur Mer — (Сен Поль сюр Мер,Франция) Категория отеля: 1 звездочный отель Ад … Каталог отелей
co|pol´y|mer|i|za´tion — co|pol|y|mer|ize «koh POL ih muh ryz», transitive verb, intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. Chemistry. to polymerize two or more unlike substances; change or be changed by a reaction in which two or more unlike molecules, each of which usually is… … Useful english dictionary
