homopolymer

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English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ polymer.

Noun

homopolymer (plural homopolymers)

  1. (chemistry) a polymer formed from a single type of monomer.
    Antonyms: copolymer, heteropolymer
    Hypernym: polymer
    Hyponyms: homodimer, homotrimer, homotetramer, homopentamer, homohexamer, homoheptamer, homooctamer, homodecamer
    Coordinate term: pseudocopolymer

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