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Copolymer vs Heteropolymer - What's the difference?

copolymer | heteropolymer |

In chemistry terms the difference between copolymer and heteropolymer

is that copolymer is a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer while heteropolymer is a polymer derived from two or more different (but often similar) types of monomer.

copolymer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer

    • Related terms

    * bipolymer * terpolymer * quaterpolymer

    heteropolymer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) A polymer derived from two or more different (but often similar) types of monomer

    • Derived terms

    *heteropolymeric

    See also

    *homopolymer *heterodimer *heterotrimer *heterotetramer *heteropentamer *heterohexamer *heteroheptamer *heterooctamer *And so on