synthetic polymers

Cultural  

1. Industrially produced chemical substances consisting of a number of molecules linked together with covalent bonds. Examples include plastics, synthetic fibers such as synthetic rubber.

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Example Sentences

They added that "plastics pollution represents a global environmental crisis. In response, microbes are evolving the capacity to utilize synthetic polymers as carbon and energy sources."

From Salon

"In response, microbes are evolving the capacity to utilize synthetic polymers as carbon and energy sources."

From Salon

And synthetic polymers, such as polyethylene, are derived from oil and are not renewable.

From New York Times

Specifically, she recognized that natural polymers, like proteins and starches, are everywhere in food, and that they act in similar ways to synthetic polymers, like plastics and many fabrics.

From New York Times

It makes synthetic polymers with a branched structure, known as dendrimers, that are roughly 3 to 4 nanometers wide.

From Scientific American