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.

Nearby words

ionize, ionizer, ionizing radiation, iono-, ionogen, ionomer, ionone, ionopause, ionophore, ionophoresis, ionosonde

Origin of ionomer

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

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