English noun: polymer | |||
1. | polymer (substance) a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chemical compound, compound | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | copolymer, deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA, lignin, polyamide, polymeric amide, polyurethan, polyurethane, ribonucleic acid, RNA, silicone, silicone polymer, synthetic resin, trimer | ||