a chemical compound of high molecular weight formed by uniting the molecules of two or more different compounds (monomers)
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co•pol•y•mer
(kō pol′ə mər),USA pronunciation n.
- Chemistrya chemical compound of high molecular weight produced by polymerizing two or more different monomers together.
- co- + polymer 1935–40
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