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ionomer

[ ahy-on-uh-mer ]
/ aɪˈɒn ə mər /
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noun Chemistry.
any of a class of plastics that because of its ionic bonding action is capable of conducting electric current.
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Origin of ionomer

First recorded in 1960–65; iono- + -mer
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