In chemistry terms the difference between copolymer and silicone
is that copolymer is a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer while silicone is any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.
copolymer
English
Noun
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en noun)
(chemistry) a polymer derived from more than one species of monomer
Related terms
* bipolymer
* terpolymer
* quaterpolymer
silicone
Noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts
Derived terms
* siliconed
* silicone grease
* siliconing
* silicone rubber
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