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terpolymer

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[ter-pol-uh-mer] / tərˈpɒl ə mər /

noun

Chemistry.

a polymer consisting of three different monomers, as ABS resin.

Etymology

Origin of terpolymer

First recorded in 1945–50; ter- + polymer

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