Oligomer vs Polymer - What's the difference?
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(chemistry) A compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred.
(organic chemistry) A long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.
A material consisting of such polymer molecules.
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As nouns the difference between oligomer and polymer
is that oligomer is a compound intermediate between a monomer and a polymer, normally having a specified number of units between about five and a hundred while polymer is a long or larger molecule consisting of a chain or network of many repeating units, formed by chemically bonding together many identical or similar small molecules called monomers. A polymer is formed by polymerization, the joining of many monomer molecules.oligomer
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(wikipedia oligomer)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* oligomericSee also
* monomer * dimer * trimer * tetramer * pentamer * hexamer * heptamer * octamer * nonamer * decamer * undecamer * dodecamer * tridecamer * tetradecamer * pentadecamer * hexadecamer * heptadecamer * octadecamer * nonadecamer * eicosamerAnagrams
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(wikipedia polymer)Noun
(en noun)Charles T. Ambrose
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