"homopolymer" meaning in All languages combined

See homopolymer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: homopolymers [plural]
Etymology: From homo- + polymer. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|homo|polymer}} homo- + polymer Head templates: {{en-noun}} homopolymer (plural homopolymers)
  1. (chemistry) a polymer formed from a single type of monomer. Derived forms: biohomopolymer, homopolymeric [adjective], homopolymerisation, homopolymerization, homopolymerize, nonhomopolymer, ribohomopolymer

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Alternative forms

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