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  1. Polymer | Description, Examples, Types, Material, Uses ...

    Jan 12, 2026 · A polymer is any of a class of natural or synthetic substances composed of very large molecules, called macromolecules, which are multiples of simpler chemical units called monomers. …

  2. Polymer - Wikipedia

    Polymerization is the process of combining many small molecules known as monomers into a covalently bonded chain or network. During the polymerization process, some chemical groups may be lost …

  3. What Is a Polymer? - ThoughtCo

    May 16, 2025 · A polymer is a chemical compound with molecules bonded together in long, repeating chains. Because of their structure, polymers have unique properties that can be tailored for different …

  4. 18.17: Polymers - Chemistry LibreTexts

    Although many plastics are polymers, many polymers are not plastics. In this section, we introduce the reactions that produce naturally occurring and synthetic polymers.

  5. Polymer - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

    Polymer is a substance, constituent or material, which has a molecular build-up structure, either completely or chiefly from many similar or different particles or units that are bonded together.

  6. Polymer: Definition, Properties, Types, and Applications

    Mar 30, 2023 · Polymers are made of repeating steps of simpler compounds called monomers. Many chemicals have the potential to be polymerized into chains that make a material whose properties …

  7. Polymer Analysis in Materials Science - MilliporeSigma

    Polymer Analysis by NMR One of the challenges polymer scientists face is molecular weight (avg. chain length) determination of their materials. While membrane osmometry, gel permeation …