Polymer - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Polymer :  (noun)

1: a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers

Based on WordNet 2.0

Polymer : \Pol"y*mer\, n. [See Polymeric.] (Chem.) Any one of two or more substances related to each other by polymerism; specifically, a substance produced from another substance by chemical polymerization. [Formerly also written polymere.]

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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