polymeric
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a polymer.
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(of compounds) having the same elements combined in the same proportion but different molecular weights.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of polymeric
Example Sentences
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No longer is it dogma that the stiffer a polymeric material is, the less stretchable it has to be.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024
"We anticipate that we will be able to use what we have learned to study other polymeric antibodies, like those from birds, and build novel, therapeutic antibodies."
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023
I learned from paving pros that new jointing compounds avoid some of the worrisome aspects of polymeric sand.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
The polymeric sand firmed up to a Play-Doh consistency, then hardened to feel like grainy cement.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2022
Interrupting her harangue, I asserted that the simplest form for any regular polymeric molecule was a helix.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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