Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

copolymer

[koh-pol-uh-mer]
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
noun
  1. a chemical compound of high molecular weight produced by polymerizing two or more different monomers together.

Origin of copolymer

First recorded in 1935–40; co- + polymer
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for copolymer

copolymer

noun
  1. a chemical compound of high molecular weight formed by uniting the molecules of two or more different compounds (monomers)Compare polymer, oligomer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
copolymer in Science

copolymer

[kō-pŏl′ə-mər]
  1. A polymer of two or more different monomers. The synthetic rubber used to make tire treads and shoe soles, for example, is a copolymer made of the monomers butadiene and styrene.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.