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Meaning of Monomer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈmɒnəmə

Definitions

A relatively small molecule which can be covalently bonded to other monomers to form a polymer or oligomer.

Equivalents

Català monòmer
Esperanto monomero
Español monómero
Suomi monomeeri
Gaeilge monaiméir
Galego monómero
Հայերեն մոնոմեր
Bahasa Indonesia monomer
Italiano monomero
日本語 モノマー
Bahasa Melayu monomer
Nederlands monomeer
Polski monomer
Português monómero
Русский мономер

Examples

“The water absorbency of the anionically starch-grafted AA/AM absorbent is markedly affected by the pH of the buffer solution at different ionic strengths. The charge of the ionic monomer affects the pH sensitivity of the superabsorbent polymers. An acidic superabsorbent normally ionizes at high pH but unionizes at low pH.”
“Nothing at all in the German fridge, so new that its interior smells only of cold and long-chain monomers.”
“In a recent paper on homopyrimidine decamers containing aeg-monomers and thymine monomers with a sulfomethyl substituent at the γ-position, similar triplexes has also been described [43 ].”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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