polímero

See also: polimero

Galician

Noun

polímero m (plural polímeros)

(chemistry) polymer

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈlĩ.me.ɾu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈli.me.ɾo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈli.mɨ.ɾu/

Noun

polímero m (plural polímeros)

(organic chemistry) polymer (molecule consisting of many identical monomers)

Spanish

Etymology

First used in German Polymer in the modern sense, from Ancient Greek πολυμερής (polumerḗs, “having many parts”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + μέρος (méros, “part, portion, component”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /poˈlimeɾo/ [poˈli.me.ɾo]
Rhymes: -imeɾo
Syllabification: po‧lí‧me‧ro

Noun

polímero m (plural polímeros)

(chemistry) polymer

Derived terms

Further reading

“polímero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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