Polymer vs Lattice - What's the difference?
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(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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, title= A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.
(heraldry) A bearing with vertical and horizontal bands.
(crystallography) a regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points, often decorated with a motif.
(order theory) A partially ordered set in which every pair of elements has a unique supremum and an infimum.
(group theory) A discrete subgroup of Rn which spans the real vector space Rn.
To make a lattice of.
To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with a lattice.
As nouns the difference between polymer and lattice
is that 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 while lattice is a flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.As a verb lattice is
to make a lattice of.polymer
English
(wikipedia polymer)Noun
(en noun)Charles T. Ambrose
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Derived terms
* biopolymer * inorganic polymer * oligopolymer * polymeric * polymerizeSee also
* dimer * monomer * oligomer * trimer * superpolymer ----lattice
English
(wikipedia lattice)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* latticeworkHyponyms
* (algebra) complete lattice * (algebra) distributive latticeHypernyms
* (algebra) partially ordered setDerived terms
* Boolean lattice * complete lattice * crystal lattice * distributive lattice * lattice bridge * lattice girder * lattice energy * lattice plant * lattice point * lattice window * semilattice * space latticeSee also
* gridVerb
(lattic)- to lattice timbers
- to lattice a window