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polymer
Used for:
biodegradable polymer
Broader Terms:
chemical structure
Narrower Terms:
copolymer
Narrower Terms:
dimer
Narrower Terms:
elastomer
Related Terms:
biodegradable product
Related Terms:
plastic
Related Terms:
polyacrylamide
Related Terms:
polyethylene glycol
Scope Note:
compounds formed by the joining of smaller, usually repeating, units linked by covalent bonds; these compounds often form large macromolecules; for example, plastics, polypeptides, polysaccharides, and nucleic acids.
Term Number:
1946-1804
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