polymer
noun
poly·mer
ˈpä-lə-mər 
: a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units
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Learn different sculpting techniques using oven-safe polymer clay.
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Kevin Spencer, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Instead, the non-profit research institution has come up with an advanced silicone polymer membrane that has high oxygen permeability, yet is hydrophobic to keep water from seeping through.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2025
The industry group leading the effort to exempt newer polymer coatings from state bans, the Cookware Sustainability Alliance, argues that its products have been evaluated and approved by both the USDA and European regulators.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
Plastics are polymers, made of a chain of molecules called monomers.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Spencer, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Instead, the non-profit research institution has come up with an advanced silicone polymer membrane that has high oxygen permeability, yet is hydrophobic to keep water from seeping through.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 1 Feb. 2025
The industry group leading the effort to exempt newer polymer coatings from state bans, the Cookware Sustainability Alliance, argues that its products have been evaluated and approved by both the USDA and European regulators.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025
Plastics are polymers, made of a chain of molecules called monomers.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Polymer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polymer. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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polymer
noun
poly·mer
ˈpäl-ə-mər
: a chemical compound or mixture of compounds that is formed by combination of smaller molecules and consists basically of repeating structural units
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polymer
noun
poly·mer
ˈpäl-ə-mər
: a chemical compound or mixture of compounds formed by polymerization and consisting essentially of repeating structural units
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