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ionomer

[ ahy-on-uh-mer ]
/ aɪˈɒn ə mər /

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

Words nearby ionomer

ionizer, ionizing radiation, I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country, iono-, ionogen, ionomer, ionone, ionopause, ionophore, ionophoresis, ionosonde
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