Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A molecule that can combine with other molecules to form a polymer.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) The basic conceptual building unit of a polymer; a molecule of low molecular weight which may combine with other molecules to form a molecule in a chain or branched form having high molecular weight.
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- noun chemistry A relatively small
molecule which can becovalently bonded to other monomers to form apolymer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a simple compound whose molecules can join together to form polymers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"A fliD-deficient mutant becomes non-motile because it lacks flagellar filaments and leaks flagellin monomer out into the medium."
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"A fliD-deficient mutant becomes non-motile because it lacks flagellar filaments and leaks flagellin monomer out into the medium."
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The monomer is specific for every polymer and determines the name of the substance.
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The plant will be constructed within an existing Hexion manufacturing complex in Onsan to produce Cardura monomer, which is a glycidyl ester derivative of Versatic Acid 10.
New Statesman New Statesman 2010
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The plant will be constructed within an existing Hexion manufacturing complex in Onsan to produce Cardura monomer, which is a glycidyl ester derivative of Versatic Acid 10.
New Statesman New Statesman 2010
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The manufacturing steps for Tedlar oriented film include producing vinyl fluoride (VF) monomer, which is converted into polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer resins, and extruded into the Tedlar film.
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The manufacturing steps for Tedlar oriented film include producing vinyl fluoride (VF) monomer, which is converted into polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer resins, and extruded into the Tedlar film.
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The manufacturing steps for Tedlar film include producing vinyl fluoride (VF) monomer, which is converted into polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer resins, and extruded into the Tedlar film.
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The manufacturing steps for Tedlar oriented film include producing vinyl fluoride (VF) monomer, which is converted into polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) polymer resins, and extruded into the Tedlar film.
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The plant will be constructed within an existing Hexion manufacturing complex in Onsan to produce Cardura monomer, which is a glycidyl ester derivative of Versatic Acid 10.
New Statesman New Statesman 2010
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